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 […]
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Trees Improve our Health and Much More
Research shows that trees can prevent over 800 U.S. deaths and 670,000 cases of acute respiratory symptoms (these numbers are for 2010), and remove pollution from […]
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 »Leveraging Biomimicry for…Puddles!
Architectural firm Hibino Sekkei has created a school space where children can play in rainwater puddles. The rest of the school is designed with plenty […]
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 »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 […]
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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