An easy, beginner\’s guide to making your kitchen a little greener. Easy-to-follow and easy-to-start. Composting, re-using containers, bulk buying, and ending the dishwasher reign. … learn more→
Monthly Archives: March 2011
A beginner\’s guide to making your kitchen green(er)
Energy Conference spotlights military\’s green energy
Student-led event featured assessments of non-fossil energy\’s future from leaders in industry, defense and research … learn more→
Let\’s all raise hens (for the eggs and the laughs)
Raising hens is a simple, practical response to the complexity of the global food crisis. By taking small steps toward personal, family, and neighborhood self-sufficiency, we can begin to take more responsibility for our lives. … learn more→
Adopting efficient behavioral issues in a misbehaved world
Saving the planet actually makes us smarter, keeps extra money in our pockets and basically brings us closer together; isn\’t loving your surroundings worth the investment? … learn more→
Feeling angry? Say a prayer and the wrath fades away
Saying a prayer may help many people feel less angry and behave less aggressively after someone has left them fuming, new research suggests. A series of studies showed that people who were provoked by insulting comments from a stranger showed less anger and aggression soon afterwards if they prayed for another person in the meantime. […] … learn more→
One fish, two fish … reef fish
Marine biologists have solved a conundrum that has stumped them for years – how to count reef fish. It may sound simple, but the task is actually complex and critical in helping to evaluate the state of our oceans, coral reefs and the marine life that populate them. In an article published in the journal […] … learn more→
\”Fault-finding\” coral reefs can predict the site of coming earthquakes
In the wake of the devastating loss of life in Japan, the urgent question is where the next big earthquake will hit. To answer it, geologist Prof. Zvi Ben-Avraham and his doctoral student Gal Hartman of Tel Aviv University\’s Department of Physics and Planetary Sciences in the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences […] … learn more→
Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions
Kawasaki argues that in business and personal interactions, your goal is not merely to get what you want but to bring about a voluntary, enduring, and delightful change in other people. … learn more→
How to make enchantment endure by Guy Kawasaki
On a deeper reading, thinkers will realise that within the very densely packed text, there is a fundamental commitment to honesty itself as the critical value for a life well lived. … learn more→
Why student confidence is essential
As a tutor you learn a lot about a student – how they approach a problem, what they do when they aren’t certain, and what they do when they don’t know an answer. These things can tell you a lot about their attitude towards school and their levels of achievement, even without seeing a transcript. […] … learn more→