Character Traits for Wellness

Scientist and author Scott Barry Kaufman recently wrote a blog post based on his own research investigating the character traits that most strongly correlate with […]

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Connecting Behavior Change & Biodiversity

Time published an article about a new study on climate change and when I read it, I was dumbstruck by two points the article made: […]

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4 Ways Inequality Harms Society

In a recent TED blog post, Harvard Prof. T.M. Scanlon lays out four ways, based on philosophical literature, that inequality harms society. They are: Economic inequality […]

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Climate Scientists Have Feelings Too

Ozy’s Meghan Walsh has written an engaging article on how climate scientists cope with the stress of their work. She consulted Terry Root, my former […]

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Future Health: Plant-Based Medical Center

Founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), Dr. Neal Barnard will be launching the Barnard Medical Center in early 2016. It will […]

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Inspiring and Motivating Your Team

In an evaluation-obsessed work culture, we are now seeing changes that focus on relationships and process, not just results. For example, Accenture gave up annual […]

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Dance: Myriad Health Benefits

I’ve danced ever since I can remember, and now I know why: it keeps me healthy. Research suggests that dancing offers physical, emotional, social and […]

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Trees are Superb Healers

Research shows that trees and greenery help us heal faster and feel healthier. In a nutshell, according to Alex hutchinson for the New Yorker: “After […]

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Plant-Based Doctor Directory

A free directory of plant-based physicians has been launched. It covers the United States, and, well, there are a lot of them! As we move […]

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Solar for 2M Poor Peruvians

The Peruvian National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program is working to provide solar photovoltaics to over 2 million citizens by 2016. At a cost of $200 million, the […]

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