Vegan Health: Suzy Cameron’s Journey
Suzy Cameron recently wrote about her and hubby James Cameron’s decision to switch to a plant-based diet. What’s interesting about her story is the speed […]
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Remembering Steve Schneider, Climate Warrior
Today, it’s been five years since our planet lost its most intrepid climate warrior. Steve Schneider was a brilliant climatologist, a kind human being, and […]
Continue reading »Embracing Hardships Brings Happiness
Emma Seppalaʻs piece in Psychology Today is an important look at how we can cultivate happiness through stress. Somewhat paradoxically, itʻs by appreciating our tough […]
Continue reading »Biomimicry Applications
This inspiring list of stellar applications of biomimicry to medicine, transportation and exploration, pollution control, and energy, is good to keep in your back pocket when […]
Continue reading »Denmark’s Solar-Powered School
Danish architectural firm C. F. Møller is planning to build an innovative solar-powered international school in Nordhavn, Copenhagen. It will be completed in 2017, and boast 12,000 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »Employing only the Unemployable
This post is in the category of super refreshing, similar to my posts about gardening and dog training programs in prisons. Sun Cedar is a […]
Continue reading »How to Leverage Stress
In this research-packed TED article, Kelly McGonigall writes about our hormonal responses to stress. Essentially, coping well with stress depends on viewing stressful moments as opportunities […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »Emotions Linked to Environmental Behavior
My colleague and former classmate Nik Sawe recently gave an excellent TEDx talk on his pioneering neuroeconomics research. Using fMRIs or brain imaging, Nik studies the […]
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