The makers of the new “Off Grid Box” say it could be a “game changer” for disaster relief, developing countries and people who live off-grid by choice:

A children’s hospital in Puerto Rico’s capital city is the first to regain power as part of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s plan to get the island back “on the grid” after having it’s energy structure obliterated by Hurricane Maria.

I’m really glad Alyssa Milano started this #MeToo movement. The endemic sexual harassment of and violence against women in our culture has been minimized and kept under wraps for millennia and needs as much exposure as it can get.

I’m also thrilled to see the campaign is blowing the cover on another deep, dark secret, one that I suspect is at the heart of much of the sexual violence toward women — circumcision.

Americans are now more likely to die from medical treatment than almost any disease.

More deadly than lung disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, pneumonia and car accidents are the mistakes made by doctors and their staff.

According to Johns Hopkins University researchers “medical error” is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, third only to heart disease and cancer:

Man makes a rope-less raft, inspired by childhood heroes Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Want a fun project to do with the kids? Follow the simple step-by-step instructions below.

Hospital stops telling women to lie on their backs and “push” during childbirth, reduces instances of severe vaginal tearing from 7% to 1%

Nine in ten women suffer some form of vaginal tearing during childbirth. In severe cases, they are left to suffer from incontinence and lifelong nerve problems.

After a sharp rise in severe perineal tearing in England between 2013 and 2014, the Royal College of Midwives initiated a call to action.

Man builds electric car out junkyard parts and trashed batteries that can drive longer on a single charge than “the most advanced car in the world” for $13,000, about a tenth of the cost

Doctor estimates between 80 and 90 percent of Americans are magnesium deficient thanks to agricultural practices that strip it from our soil, stress and our poor modern diets

“Every known illness is associated with a magnesium deficiency, from irregular heartbeat, atrial fibrillation, immune problems, allergies, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc, etc.,” writes neurosurgeon Norman Shealy, one of the world’s leading experts in chronic pain and depression.

Plantain “weeds” can be plucked from just about anywhere to remedy just about anything, from bee stings, scrapes and sunburns, to poison ivy, rashes and infections. And it’s good for all kinds of chronic conditions from arthritis, to diabetes to cancer.