Food

Two months ago, Jim Yong Kim wanted to "shock" the world into action against man-made climate change. So some people might find what he said at Davos over the weekend to be rather shocking.

12 | January 28, 2013 5:07am | By Mark Halper

As a consultant for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies, Michael Michalko knows how to bring out the creativity in even the most uninspired mind.

2 | January 28, 2013 3:00am | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood

Every organization has its share of resident entrepreneurs; here's how to cultivate them.

2 | January 27, 2013 9:12am | By Joe McKendrick

Incremental progress has been made towards a better flu shot. But researchers say millions more must be directed toward a universal vaccine that'll protect the most vulnerable and last for a decade.

January 24, 2013 5:50pm | By Janet Fang

Just how far does Google go to try and retain employees in a highly competitive, staff-poaching industry?

January 23, 2013 4:20am | By Charlie Osborne

As Wikipedia faces a decline in contributors, engineering community manager Sumana Harihareswara works to make the organization a more welcoming place.

5 | January 21, 2013 3:00am | By Audrey Quinn

Canada produces nearly twice as much municipal waste per person as Japan.

1 | January 18, 2013 10:04am | By Tyler Falk

The proprietor of a 20,000 sq. ft. coworking space and classroom in Brooklyn discusses entrepreneurism, expansion and education without degrees.

1 | January 18, 2013 1:20am | By Rachel James

Architects have mastered the art of defensive building, says SmartPlanet columnist C.C. Sullivan. But can an emerging architecture restore our sense of humanity as well?

2 | January 16, 2013 4:14am | By C.C. Sullivan

Before there were humans, there were chimps. And chimps shared.

4 | January 15, 2013 5:09am | By Mark Halper

Minimizing waste along the food chain: it's good for the environment, but even better for the bottom line. The "mega-movement" is just beginning.

11 | January 15, 2013 1:33am | By Kevin Gray

Our government may wish to deter us from our alcoholic, binge-drinking tendencies, but Punch Taverns intends to lure us into the pub with free Wi-Fi.

January 10, 2013 5:11am | By Charlie Osborne

And then there's the water and energy blown in cultivating and transporting it. Change your ways and you can help feed 3 billion people.

58 | January 10, 2013 4:43am | By Mark Halper

Has collapse jumped the shark? Is peak oil dead? Is the zombie apocalypse just a weird popular fantasy, or is there more to it? Energy analyst Chris Nelder goes in search of answers.

67 | January 9, 2013 3:00am | By Chris Nelder

Drug development can take 10 years and $1 billion. "In beauty products, there's less regulatory risk, no clinical-development risk, and a very much shorter time to market."

1 | January 7, 2013 9:33pm | By Janet Fang

A whimsical gadget that tracks what you put in your mouth could make dieting a little easier.

January 7, 2013 1:24pm | By Charlie Osborne

A look inside rooftop farms in Hong Kong and Beijing.

1 | January 7, 2013 12:21pm | By Tyler Falk

Scientists have created inventories of primates and endangered animals in otherwise inaccessible African forests using DNA found in the guts of carrion flies.

1 | January 6, 2013 8:46pm | By Janet Fang

From copper to computers, these products will get pricier in 2013.

January 6, 2013 7:12pm | By Sarah Korones

It may not be the end of world hunger, but five MIT students have managed to solve a problem that irritates every household across the West.

1 | January 6, 2013 1:36am | By Charlie Osborne