Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means "a reason for being." The word "ikigai" is usually used to indicate the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's life worthwhile, it represents the positive convergence of your mission, passion, profession and vocation. The word translated to English roughly means "thing that you live for" or "the reason for which you wake up in the morning."

Each year, millions of children face challenging medical experiences. For families, finding resources to help prepare and support their child can be difficult. For service providers, treating anxious kids can lead to increased staffing and costs. At Teach Ted we are partnering with UNSW and Sydney Children's Hospital to test the efficacy of our app prototype which helps reduce anxiety for children needing blood tests and ultrasounds by letting them travel virtually through the experience, learning who they'll meet and what might happen. To see more and support their research project please visit https://bit.ly/2Yd5uKP

Using a 3D printed microscope that clips onto your phone backed by an artificial intelligence App, GoMicro are revolutionising the way farmers identify pests and diseases. By reducing the time and costs involved with identification they will help farmers reduce chemical usage and increase their overall output.?GoMicro are also using equity crowdfunding to fund their growth, check it out at http://bit.ly/gomicrocsf

I saw this car in the showroom of the BMW factory in Regensburg in 2019 after doing one of their factory tours and took a photo. It started my interest in use of hydrogen as a source of power. Before then many thought hydrogen was too dangerous to use for energy.Companies are working on power-to-gas renewable hydrogen, which is when wind or solar energy is used to split hydrogen from water. This renewable hydrogen could be used to supplement renewable energy to charge electric cars. www.bmwblog.com/2019/01/20/could-bmw-use-hydrogen-to-charge-its-electric-cars/

Taking a holiday is not a luxury, it's proven to be essential in improving your health. The researchers from Syracuse University found that people who took more vacation time in the past year had a lower number of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. These risk factors may include high blood pressure, high blood sugar, body fat around the waist, and high cholesterol, all of which can contribute to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/vacation-improves-your-heart-health