While Uber is known for their car services, the company is beginning to offer rides on a new mode of transportation. San Francisco residents will have the opportunity to reserve pedal-assist electric bicycles through the Uber app. The idea behind the transportation change is that local residents will view the bikes as a cheaper and…
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Drone Technology Drastically Improving Structural Inspections
Under normal circumstances, a homeowner’s roof should be inspected by a professional at least once or twice a year. In the near future, however, it’s going to be a lot easier to book a roof inspection thanks to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. Insurance companies, roofing contractors, and drone companies alike are beginning to provide…
Millennials Are Actually Buying Homes Despite Common Stereotype
There are many stereotypes about millennials out there. People say they’re lazy, entitled, and they will never leave their parent’s houses. That is simply not true. Many millennials themselves actually fear that they will never be able to purchase a home. Back in 2008, the housing market crashed, and everything was a mess. People lost…
Millions of Americans Could Soon Lose Health and Dental Care
With rising healthcare costs and plenty of uncertainty within the health insurance industry, millions of Americans are at risk of struggling even more with their dental care. Currently, at least one in five Americans has one or more untreated cavities, and that number could soon significantly increase and more and more U.S. citizens are unable…
New Study Strengthens Link Between Poor Sleep and Alzheimer’s
Most Americans (82%) find one extra hour of sleep at night somewhat or extremely valuable. According to a new study, fragmented sleep patterns could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. These findings could potentially help doctors identify patients at risk of developing the disease. The research was done at Washington University School of Medicine in…
Report Finds ‘Access Code’ Bundles Contributing to Increasing Textbook Costs
College textbooks are generally assigned by the professor of any given course. But despite the growing online market for discounted textbooks, the average cost of textbooks has risen four times faster than the inflation rate over the past decade. This continuously increasing cost has caused 65% of college students to choose not to buy required…
Americans Are Spending More Time Indoors, Less Time Consuming Energy
It may be better for the environment to spend more time indoors. According to recent findings published in the journal Joule, Americans are spending a great amount of time indoors and are saving energy in the process. In the study, lead authors Ashok Sekar from the University of Texas at Austin and Eric Williams from…
How Social Media Can Impact Your Ability to Get a Job
Social media is a tricky platform. You may think that anything you put up there is for your eyes only. However, anything you put out on the internet is fair game to literally anyone who is looking for it. Whether it’s someone you like, a family member, or a prospective employer, nothing is private online….
Sledding Indiana High School Student Died From Car Collision
A high school student in Newburgh, Indiana died after being hit by a car while sledding Saturday night when she slid onto the road. The responding officers pronounced Davis Collier, 16, dead when they arrived at the scene at 10:00 p.m. that night, according to Indy Star. The driver in this incident was Galina Witte,…
Asthma Treatments Now Cost U.S. More Than $80 Billion
Asthma affects 18.4 million Americans over the age of 18 and 6.2 million children under the age of 16. And according to IFL Science, asthma doesn’t just cause problems for individuals; it also costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars. The likelihood that allergic rhinitis or asthma will spontaneously go away is approximately 1% per year. …