Racism in Charleston

I thought about what I could say with regard to the Charleston church shooting. I’ve had things to say about racism that I have faced in the […]

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Why you need to Boycott Shell

Acclaimed activist Bill McKibben, famous author Naomi Klein, and Annie Leonard of Story of Stuff fame co-wrote this article in The Guardian; it lays out exactly why Shell is […]

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Moby: Skip Showers for Beef

As someone who has researched how to quantify and visualize the carbon footprint of our actions, it’s hats off to Moby for the Skip Showers […]

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Starry Sky: Photosynthetic Electricity

I recently read about Starry Sky, a product from Dutch company Plant-e that harnesses electricity from plants to power streetlights, wi-fi hotspots, and cell phone chargers. […]

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4th Grade Predicts Your Adulthood

Clinical psychologist Dr. Mitch Prinstein writes about how our tendencies in 4th grade predict how we turn out as adults. He puts forward five categories […]

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Seeing Beyond Orange: My Weekend In Jail (Part I of II)

I spent this past weekend in the San Francisco County Jail. No, it’s not what you think. Wait, what did you think? 🙂 I’ve been […]

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Veg Kids Feel and Learn Better

According to the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food, students who eat a vegetarian diet are healthier and perform better in school compared to meat-eating […]

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The Rise of Biomimicry for Social Innovation

Biomimicry, defined as the conscious emulation of nature, has been around for a long time. Indigenous peoples mimicked nature to adapt successfully to changing conditions. […]

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Routines, Rituals, and Creativity in Writing

Via the excellent newsletter Brain Pickings, this article summarizes the research on what makes writers leverage their creativity and flow. I tweeted this post a […]

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5 Ways to Cut Plastic Pollution

An article via One Green Planet  provides a helpful summary for how to stop using plastic and stop contributing to the extinction of marine species. […]

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