Benefits of Eating Dirt
We evolve to gain microbial experience that calibrates our immune system, says expert Mark Davis in a short video from Stanford Medicine. This is why […]
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Leather or Life?
I recently read with great interest an article in Bloomberg Business entitled, “Your Salad Lunches are Killing American Leather.” I paused for a while, just […]
Continue reading »Why Microbeads Suck
Literally, microbeads suck up toxins from the waters they are discharged into, and can wind up back on our plates through the fish we eat. […]
Continue reading »Design Thinking for Healthcare
This excellent piece by Dr. Leonard D’Avolio describes how the user-centered process of design thinking is well-suited to understand and implement changes in various major […]
Continue reading »The Vegan Burger that Bleeds
Stanford biochemistry professor and founder of Impossible Foods, Pat Brown has created a burger patty made entirely of plant-based ingredients. It made waves on social […]
Continue reading »Boost your Creativity through Meditation
A particular type of meditation, called open monitoring meditation, can boost creativity, including nonjudgmental idea generation (sound familiar, design thinkers?). No prior experience is required […]
Continue reading »Science: Vulnerability is Beautiful
According to social scientist Professor Brené Brown, humans are wired for connection. “It’s why we’re here,” she says in her TED talk. In fact, the […]
Continue reading »$Car = 6 x $Bicycle
A research study shows that the cost to society and the economy in Copenhagen of driving is a staggering six times that of cycling. In a […]
Continue reading »Biologically, We Are Nature
In a previous post I wrote about mutualisms – cooperative relationships – that govern the way organisms in nature behave in response to change. When […]
Continue reading »Tips to Sustain Your Meditation Practice
This article from HuffPost has some insightful tips for how to keep up your meditation practice. These tips are in line with motivational, goal-setting, and feedback strategies […]
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