Football Club Goes Vegan
In an unprecedented move, British National League club Forest Green Rovers has begun serving only vegan fare. They gave up on meat-based offerings in 2011, and in October […]
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Behavior Change: Ending Procrastination
I recently read a blog post by fellow behavioral scientist Frank Martela with great interest because it resonates with my behavioral science training at Stanford (which […]
Continue reading »Climate Catastrophe: What You Can Do
Upworthy’s article depicting a massive chunk of a glacier in Greenland break off and melt before the eyes of a horrified film crew is making waves […]
Continue reading »Better Living in Prisons
Since my weekend in jail learning all about nonviolent communication, I’ve been writing quite a bit about behavioral programs that improve the lives of inmates. […]
Continue reading »Cancerous Meat: Logic vs. Norm
A few days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO), via the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), announced that processed meat is linked to colorectal […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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: […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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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