Stanford Scientist on Fossil Fuel-Free Future
Democracy Now! interviewed Stanford professor Mark Jacobsen about the U.S. going fossil fuel-free. Prof. Jacobsen has formulated renewable energy plans for 50 states and wants […]
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Happiness = Accepting Death
Death keeps coming up, in conversations and in what I read. For example, I was talking with two friends this week about how much the American […]
Continue reading »Failure is your Friend
Making mistakes is a crucial step on the way to success. It resonates with one of the rules for design thinking, specifically for prototyping: fail […]
Continue reading »5 Ways to Double World Food Supply
This article summarizes how to double the world’s supply of food. At number one is (no surprise here) to cut down on meat consumption; number […]
Continue reading »The Next System
Our current system is failing, according to political economist Gar Alperovitz. The signs, say leaders such as Bill McKibben and Danny Glover in this short video, […]
Continue reading »Deepak Chopra on 7 Consciousness States
In this short video, Chopra summarizes deep sleep, dreams, waking state, soul consciousness (awareness of your awareness), cosmic consciousness (to be in the world but […]
Continue reading »Capitalism, Climate, and Extinction
In this interview, Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Guy McPherson discusses what he calls irreversible climate change impacts. He faults capitalism for the […]
Continue reading »Chip: Your Friendly Drug Tester
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has developed an amazing technology that tests the effects of drugs on human tissue, using tissue chips, […]
Continue reading »10 Traits of Invincible Entrepreneurs
From marketing guru Sujan Patel, this list confirms that entrepreneurs who focus on wellness, service, planning, and learning have the upper hand.
Continue reading »Meditate through Writing
When I was taking the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course about this time last year, I was struck by how powerful the Metta, or loving-kindness […]
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