Have you bought your ticket to Mars yet? If not, we’re guessing it’s the lack of decent salad options that’s holding you back. (Well, that or the fact that’s basically a one-way ticket). But have no fear! In an elaborately simulated Mars growing environment, Dutch researchers have harvested radishes, peas, tomatoes and seven other veggies. The experiment is designed for future red planet residents to ensure they can be self-sufficient in the great howling void, and it’s the second one of its kind from researchers at Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands. Simulated soils were provided by NASA with the Mars stand-in coming by way of the Arizona desert. And since…

Every couple of years, billions of dollars flow into an Olympic host city and its environs for the construction of enormous stadiums, guest hotels, and athlete accommodations. In the past decade, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has emphasized the measures taken to make these projects — and the Games themselves — sustainable. But in a world where reducing carbon emissions is an overriding priority, is there still room for the Olympics? Staging the Olympics comes with a huge environmental footprint. Flying an estimated 28,500 athletes and staff to Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio generated more than 2,000 kilotonnes (kt) of greenhouse gases (GHG) — not to mention…

Comedian Ken Jeong is best-known for his role as Leslie Chow in The Hangover films and his starring role in NBC’s Dr. Ken. But Jeong’s professional life started out in a much different field: medicine. Jeong graduated from Duke University in 1990 and obtained his M.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1995. He was practicing in a Kaiser hospital in Woodland Hills, California, when he landed a memorable role as a doctor in Knocked Up. After his success in Knocked Up, Jeong left the medical profession. But recently, he put his stethoscope back on to answer medical questions from Twitter users in a hilarious…

On Reddit, /TheDonald is a seemingly pro-Trump page that is a toxic hub for trolls, the alt-right, and troublemakers. “Star Wars” fans might even say it’s the Mos Eisley cantina of Reddit. But /TheDonald was suddenly transformed into a much different – and some would say better – place on May 21, 2018, when fans of actor and musician Donald Glover took over the page en masse, transforming it into a giant party for the creator of “Atlanta” and co-star of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” Before long, it was virtually impossible to find any of the typical pro-Trump memes that populate the page. Instead, they had been replaced by…

Robert DeNiro is one of the greatest actors in history. But in more recent years he’s become an outspoken advocate for social causes and an even more forceful critic of his fellow New Yorker, President Donald Trump. Unfortunately, that political activism made DeNiro the target of pipe bombs which were sent to a number of lawmakers and public figures this week. Thankfully, no one was hurt.  Rather than responding with fear or anger, DeNiro used the moment to respond like a true legend: by simply telling people to make their voices heard in the November elections. “There’s something more powerful than bombs and that’s your vote,” DeNiro said in a…

The gym can be an unwelcoming place. It seems like there’s always some guy with arms the size of Volkswagens doing curls in front of a mirror, and over there on the treadmill, a woman with no waist. Not that either of those things are bad—all bodies are different—but it can intimidate us mere mortals who don’t conform to those ideals. Add in some unwanted leering and gross fluorescent lighting, and a health club is a big fat no for a lot of people. “It’s crazy how many barriers there are in gyms to just feeling good,” says Sam Rypinski, who co-founded Everybody, a new gym in Los Angeles that…

Making lunch for a toddler can be a humbling experience. Imagine serving someone at a restaurant who can’t speak, has a limited diet, and is really picky.  Oh yeah, they also like throwing food. Getting a meal wrong means you most likely have to throw the whole thing out which is a terrible waste of food and money. Plus, the kid will still be hungry which means you’re stuck with a grumpy toddler.   But here’s the rub: If your child doesn’t want want the first meal you prepare, if you make another one, they’ll become even more picky because they know f they keep refusing to eat, they’ll eventually get…

THE GOOD NEWS: The teachers’ strike in West Virginia brought a lot of attention to the disparity in compensation for educators.   The longest teacher strike in West Virginia history came to an end when Gov. Jim Justice announced a deal on March 6, 2018, to grant the teachers 5% more in pay, but issues of pay disparities for rural teachers still persist. If those issues are not resolved, we could see rural teachers in other states follow the example of the striking teachers in West Virginia, where over half of all schools are considered rural. I make this observation as one who has specialized in the study of rural…

Last spring, lab-grown leather was fashion’s It-technology. The Cut reported on rumors that brands might have already paired up with Modern Meadow—a Brooklyn-based startup developing lab-grown leather and meat—to make petri-dish creations of leather molded to fit each designer’s vision. My head spiralled with dreams of mad scientist bags manufactured without slaughtering animals or destructive land use. They could be crafted to designers’ desired thickness or thinness with otherworldly shapes and textures. Dear God we could do away with the wastefulness of seams! Modern Meadow said this could all be within its purview—eventually. Last year, GOOD even published a recipe by the company’s creative director for making your own lab-grown leather at home. But in all the excitement, the…