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Wellbeing

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Supermarket opens new slow lane
A European supermarket chain has launched its version of a ‘slow lane’ and plans to introduce 200 such checkouts for people lo
5 January 2023 by IdeaSpies

Healthcare

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Stay hydrated to slow ageing
Staying properly hydrated can slow ageing and halve the risk of dying young, according to new research.Adults who drink around two
3 January 2023 by IdeaSpies

Dining

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A new healthy vegetable snack
A new healthy vegetable snack, drawing on innovation from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO together with start-up Nutri
2 January 2023 by IdeaSpies

Wellbeing

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A transparent relationship between economic growth and the environment
Imagine if environmental information was published alongside the quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) figure.Every three months, we would be told that economic growth increased by 0.6 per cent in the last quarter, say, and by 5.9 per cent through the year.But it would also explain we lost another 1,300 koalas last quarter, another 750 hectares of our native forests were logged, and our ocean fish stocks shrank by another 0.5 percentage points. By making the relationship between economic growth and the environment transparent, it might change the national conversation.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-11/gdp-growth-and-environmental-destruction/101730502
1 January 2023 by IdeaSpies

Governance

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Clear punishments for companies with weak cybersecurity
As well as fines, Medibank’s high command could suffer repercussions, both in terms of pay and job loss, if repor
30 December 2022 by IdeaSpies

Healthcare

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A new way to kill cancer cells
Researchers have found a new way to kill cancer cells by using artificial DNA.Drugs based on nucleic acids -- namely DNA and RNA,
30 December 2022 by IdeaSpies