Month: October 2015

Almost just in time for Back to the Future Day, I got a look at the Ikea catalog of the future — sort of. The home furnishing company has partnered with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s research centre, Mobile Life, to envision the ways Scandinavian design can fulfill the promise of our digitalized world. … Continue reading “This mock Ikea catalog from the future is a blast to browse through”

Your intestine is home to tens of trillions of microbes of at least 1,000 different species. So it’s no wonder we’re just beginning to understand all the ways they affect our physiology and health. Here are four things you might not have known about your gut bacteria, courtesy of KTH research. Babies need exposure to … Continue reading “Four discoveries show why your gut bacteria is so important”