This week’s edition of Upside looks at experimental projects that offer a peek into the futureShould we be working less, and how safe is going cash-free? Reducing our working hours, while ensuring sufficient pay and essential services, is often floated as the best model for boosting productivity. But a small but growing group of Swedes are raising the alarm about the implications of going fully cash-free, as David Crouch discovered. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tarquin, Jordan, Hana and Tony from Beam, a startup harnessing crowdfunding to help homeless people get back to work. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Volunteers in Mumbai keep watch over the tiny hatchlings to ward off predators as they enter the sea.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2018 09:23 UTC