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Portrait of physicist Albert Einstein sitting in an armchair and smoking a pipe, circa 1932.

Why Albert Einstein hated capitalism

he scientist saw a system that oppressed both society and nature.

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss in Economics December 18, 2018

Can Cross-Laminated Timber save the world?

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 18, 2018

Europe helps Santa pick safe presents

Christine Lepisto

By Christine Lepisto December 18, 2018

Is this the beginning of the end for traditional Christmas shopping?

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 18, 2018

Is the word 'hunter-gatherer' offensive?

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss December 18, 2018

Compact 497 sq. ft. apartment redesigned with open partitions

Interior Design

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok December 18, 2018

Eliminate electric car range anxiety with this one dumb trick

By Sami Grover December 18, 2018

The dumbest argument against fake meat

By Sami Grover December 18, 2018

Photo: Hawk soars in the mist

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 18, 2018

Why this newly discovered pink dwarf planet is so exciting

Natural Sciences

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 17, 2018

Most apartment buildings have really terrible air quality

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 17, 2018

The winter solstice is December 21, a day of strange historic events

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 17, 2018

Is boycotting palm oil really the best thing to do?

Sustainable Agriculture

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 17, 2018

Scientists just discovered organisms that have been alive for thousands of years

Corporate Responsibility

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss December 17, 2018

Big surprise: Car industry doesn't like the idea of speed governors

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 17, 2018

Are gyms what capitalism did to physical activity?

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss December 17, 2018

Ice Watch is Olafur Eliasson's visual reminder of climate change

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 17, 2018

World's first lab-grown steak is served up in Israel

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 17, 2018

Photo: Redwood cathedral soars to the sky

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 17, 2018

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Portrait of physicist Albert Einstein sitting in an armchair and smoking a pipe, circa 1932.

Why Albert Einstein hated capitalism

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