Music More Effective than Drugs

In a 6-minute video, nutrition expert Dr. Greger discusses peer-reviewed research that shows how music can be more effective than drugs for lowering anxiety, heart rate, and blood […]

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Inmates Raise Puppies for Blind

Since my experiences with learning nonviolent communication in the SF County Jail, I’ve become more sensitized to the jail and prison system and have been […]

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Beyond Design Thinking: Liberating Structures

I recently encountered a website that piqued my interest. The homepage, Introduction to Liberating Structures (LS), inspired me to think about what I always think about – meaningful […]

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Achieving Climate Justice through Labor Unity

This wonderful article from Harsha Walia makes the important point that we must unite across workers who work to extract resources and those who work to […]

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Be Eco-Conscious for a Better Life

Sometimes you need a feel-good post that really resonates because it’s true…well this here is it! From Films for Action, this research-infused article expounds 10 reasons […]

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Social Sciences More Important Now than Ever

In this very well-reasoned piece by Lance R. Collins, Cornell’s Dean of Engineering, compelling reasons are given for why the National Science Foundation should not cut […]

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Biomimicry is the Future of Business

When I read this article on organizational evolution, the first thing I did was read it again. It’s very inspiring and on-point. I’ve been writing […]

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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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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, […]

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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 […]

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