Copyright BBC 2017 It’s a simple idea: If people don’t know what the ocean holds, they can’t care; but if they do know about the creatures and their ecosystems, they just might. That’s what renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle once said to producer Jennifer Hile. …

A Q&A With Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — “I have no interest in the debate about women ‘doing it all,’” writes author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions. “Because it is a debate that assumes that caregiving and domestic work are singularly female domains, an idea that I strongly reject.” Constructed…

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Gwyneth Paltrow and goop editors chat with leading thinkers, culture changers, and industry disruptors — from doctors to creatives, CEOs to spiritual healers — about shifting old paradigms and starting new conversations. Every Thursday, we’ll sit down with a barrier-breaking guest to talk through some of life’s big questions. Like: How do we take autonomy over our health, what can we learn about living from the other side, who makes the best slice of pizza, and can you actually meditate to Tupac?

Rarely, if ever, are we given a precise view into what’s actually going on within our own microbiome, despite it being an immensely important component of overall functioning and health. We can certainly play around with our habits by, say, trying out a cleanse, or upping our fermented vegetable intake…

Impact investing — funding enterprises with the intent to create positive change while earning a financial return, is on the rise–and for good reason. The rewards can be two-fold, and can also help spearhead more socially and environmentally focused endeavors. This potential prompted Dallas-based entrepreneurs Eva Yazhari and her husband…

Historically, fermented foods played a significant role in our ancestors’ diets. And according to registered nutritionist and clean-eating coach, Shira Lenchewski, the food world’s recent rediscovery of kimchi, sauerkraut, and even kefir is kind of a big deal. “Nostalgia aside, I’m really hoping this fermentation resurgence sticks because it’s actually…