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 […]
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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 »Business as Usual = Catastrophic Food Shortages
A scientific model developed by the Anglia Ruskin University indicates that without substantial change in behavior and (climate) policy, the world will suffer drastic food shortages […]
Continue reading »Human Nature and Climate Change
From independent climate writer Lisa Bennett, and based on her interview research on why humans get so stuck on climate change, this list about human nature […]
Continue reading »Capitalism, Climate, and Extinction
In this interview, Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Guy McPherson discusses what he calls irreversible climate change impacts. He faults capitalism for the […]
Continue reading »Behavioral Energy Programs go Mainstream
Thanks to companies like Opower, behavioral approaches to energy conservation are becoming more mainstream, and achieving sizable reductions in energy use. Opower uses behavioral sciences […]
Continue reading »On Motivation: Love and Real-Time Feedback
Do you remember the last time you were in love? Or perhaps the last time you were with a loved one – a beloved family […]
Continue reading »In Search of the True Self: Alchemus Prime
In 2014, meditation proved to be the most important activity in my life. Soon enough, I noticed many insights and inspirations arriving during my daily […]
Continue reading »From Cruelty to Compassion
One of the ways I understand and practice ethics (Kantian ethics, for example) is that when we hold a principle, we make no exceptions, because […]
Continue reading »What is Education Really For?
Education is about what we are doing, not only what we are thinking or what we know. I contend that education is really for the […]
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