Economy

How Blockchain Will Change Construction

Jorg Greuel/Getty Images Blockchain technology is among the most disruptive forces of the past decade. Blockchain’s power to record, enable, and secure huge numbers and varieties of transactions raises an intriguing question: can the same distributed ledger technology that powers bitcoin also enable better execution of strategic projects in a …

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9 tips for dealing with less plastic – Less Plastic

Share this Post When we read about the scale of plastic waste clogging our garbage dumps, and contaminating our oceans, it’s tempting to feel overwhelmed, and concern whether anything we can personally do would realistically make a distinction to this massive concern. However, the truth is that even little modifications …

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Lawns Are an Ecological Disaster

Neil Tyson frequently conjectures that maybe aliens have actually concluded humans aren’t intelligent sufficient to get in touch with. He’s most likely describing our capacity for war, however yards may display our talent for unsuccessful carnage even better. Americans commit 70 hours, yearly, to pressing petrol-powered spinning death blades over …

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Fear of falling

The pound has fallen dramatically since the Brexit vote at the end of June. OK, investors have been known to overreact to dramatic events and sell too hard and too fast but regardless, the lower level of sterling is having a widespread impact across many aspects of our lives – …

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Inflation means inflation

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tesco’s recent spat with Unilever has highlighted fears of a new inflationary surge Sooner or later, the downward pressure on the pound since the UK’s vote to leave the European Union is expected to lead to upward pressure on the prices of most things …

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Never done

Image copyright Getty Images Women work on average 39 more days a year than men according to the World Economic Forum. Women work on average 50 minutes more a day than men, data from the WEF’s Global Gender Gap report suggests. The report says the prevalence of unpaid work burdens …

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Falling behind?

The claim: The falling pound has made the UK the world’s sixth biggest economy, down from fifth. Reality Check verdict: The World Bank produces the rankings which are based on average exchange rates over the period. The UK has not fallen behind France so far. Figures as diverse as Jeremy …

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Lost riches

Image caption These days many of Macae’s boats are either beached or moored There has been a surge of food trucks recently in Macae, a city that calls itself Brazil’s “oil capital”. At first glance, it makes sense that in this seaside town with its beach culture, there would be …

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