Miscellaneous
The science of character
You can change your character with your mind. Think about that. What kind of person are you? What kind of person do you want to be? These are the questions Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards, addresses in her latest video The Science of Character (watch it below) released Read More...
Energy efficient homes
If you live a green life, but haven't maximized the energy efficiency of your home, you're in for a big surprise. The carbon footprint of an average American household is 48 tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is far above the global average. Housing is the second largest source of carbon Read More...
Junking jet lag
It sounds like the lowest setting on a Star Trek phaser, but a photon shower (shown above) is a real device, more akin in appearance to a space-age photo booth, developed by Delta Airlines in the hopes of reducing jet lag. Introduced this spring, the photon shower bathes the weary traveler in blue Read More...
Masterpeace– makers
Forty peacemakers from all over the world came together in Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands to share their experience and knowledge about peace building and conflict prevention. They are participants of Masterpeace, one of the fastest growing international peace movements around. For participants from Read More...
Better than the landfill: Pyrolysis turns plastic bags into crude oil
Walk down any city street and you’ll undoubtedly see an underlying commonality: plastic bags. Either littered about the gutter or being used by a passer–by, plastic bags are everywhere. Plastic bags are inexpensive to produce, easy to transport, and take about half a millennia to biodegrade. Read More...
“The use of land to produce food is at its peak”
We’re increasingly feeding more people with less farmland. According to environmental scientist Jesse Ausubel at The Rockefeller University in New York City, the next 50 years will see an area of farmland the size of India returned to nature. Using less land to feed more people: How is that Read More...
The gospel of forgiveness therapy
Can forgiving improve your health? Researchers studying the Forgiveness Therapy model say it can. Forgiveness therapy reduces anger and promotes emotional health through forgiving those who cause psychological injury. Asked how he became the poster child for what he refers to as “forgiveness Read More...
What is the value of a signature?
I have previously offered reasons why you should sign the International Bill of Rights, this time I'd like to address the question: "If I sign what good will it do?" First, it will show you are a leader. The vast majority of signatures for IBOR will be after it has gained some traction and become Read More...
Food recovery network
The average North American and European wastes over 200 pounds of food per year, and though globally we produce enough food to feed the world, 1 in 8 people suffer from undernourishment. Travel to any college campus and you’ll see a major culprit: buffet style cafeterias. A few years ago a couple Read More...
Majoring in peace
For years, unrest has raged in the Karamoja region of Uganda, on the Kenyan border. Livestock theft is a frequent cause. The emerging arms trade is causing an uptick in violence. Efforts by the Ugandan army to rid the area of weapons are proving counterproductive: Soldiers’ use of violent tactics Read More...