Want to Impress Your Colleagues? Be Honest With Yourself
Many people want to change how their coworkers or their boss views them in the workplace, and no matter the reason for wanting a change there are tons of suggestions…
Adam Clare
Unemployment Down; Minimum Wage Increases
Paying workers a reasonable amount of money works out well fro economies. Raising minimum wage is happening in a few jurisdictions throughout North America and the results are coming in…
Reducing Waste in Food Courts
Poor waste management presents more than just food waste in food courts located in mass or offices. The waste of time, money, and energy plague most of these food operations.…
How the Aral Sea got its Flow Back
Perhaps one of the best examples of human destruction of water resources the Aral Sea, and now it’s becoming an example of how humans can repair the damage we’ve done…
How Canadian Cities can Copy Copenhagen
“It’s colder here than anywhere else” is a popular myth that Canadians tell themselves which then leads to Canadians thinking that solutions used in the rest of the world won’t…
Reduce Your Cancer Risk by Eating Earlier
A new study has concluded that when we eat our supper is an important factor in reducing risk of certain cancers. The researchers monitored people’s eating times and noticed that…
How Road Diets Improve Traffic Flow
Urban planners know adding streets won’t make traffic any better, indeed adding capacity for more cars does the opposite: it makes traffic worse. The problem is that the average person…
How Good Policy Alongside Good Design Improves Lives
Tishaura Jones, the first female treasurer of St. Louis, set out to improve her city through good design. Through her own struggles dealing with the city’s bureaucracy she identified many…
Bike Race Footage Shows Climate Change
By watching an annual bicycle race researchers found evidence of climate change. The Liège–Bastogne–Liège one day race has been running for decades and filmed since at least the 1980s. Because…
These Glasses Eliminate Motion Sickness
I’m one of those people who suffer from motion sickness and I can confirm that it’s so unpleasant I avoid boats as much as possible. Thankfully the car company Citroën…
Green Vacant Land to Regrow Neighbourhoods
Falling apart houses, patches of unused land, and generally neglected residential spaces can be found throughout American cities. These urban blights not only look ugly but cause societal problems as…
Urban Forests Suck up tons of Carbon
Point cloud of Russell Square by kungphil on Sketchfab The lush, dense, quality of rainforests instantly make one think of how beautiful and efficient they are at making fresh air…
Belize’s Coral Reef Protection Praised
After years of being threatened by human activity the Belize Barrier Reef is getting some relief. The government of Belize has been praised by UNESCO for taking some neat initiative…
Kids Don’t Benefit from Helicopter Parenting
Being a parent must be hard since websites are constantly telling you what you’re doing wrong. If you’re letting your kid explore the world on their own terms than you’re…
How to Start Bird Watching
Spending time outside in nature is good for your physical and mental health, so why not do something while you’re out there? Bird watching could be the thing for you!…
Lift the Weight of Depression by Lifting Weights
Any physical movement is good for you and the evidence keeps piling up. A meta-analysis of the relationship between resistance exercise training (RET) and depression concludes that lifting weights does…
If You can Tolerate Ambiguity Then You’re More Likely to Trust People
The ability to tolerate ambiguity varies from person to person and that ability can impact how we interact with the world around us. The intolerance of uncertainty contributes to one’s…
How Nations Worked Together to Address the Ozone Hole
Way back in 1987 nations of the world signed the Montreal Protocol to address some environmental problems. The biggest environmental issue discussed at the time was the hole in the…
Coast to Coast Artistic Billboards for Resilience in Canada
Resilience (English) from MAWA Programs on Vimeo. Thanks to the Resilience art project from now until August art is being shown on billboards from coast to coast in Canada. You…
Improving Your Fitness Through Incidental Movement
Do you find it hard to fit the gym into your schedule and you just can’t seem to find any time to workout? Don’t worry about it! Instead of stressing…