The Learning Myth: Why I’ll Never Tell My Son He’s Smart by Salman Khan My 5-year-old son has just started reading. Every night, we lie on his bed and he reads a short book to me. Inevitably, he’ll hit a word that he has trouble with: last night the word was “gratefully.” He eventually got …
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Is Amazon destruction your fault?
Sadly, the truth is that we are all to blame. We demand the paper or burgers or whatever it is for which the tropical woods are consumed. Ok, so you want to deny it or ignore it. That’s OK. Today. But tomorrow we’re all going to have to face the truth. Sooner or later we’ll …
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We’re 20 years away from catastrophe, says PricewaterhouseCoopers.
“Low Carbon Economy Index,” a report released by the accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, has numerous stark warnings. Sadly they are unlikely to be heeded by those that matter – big companies, governments and people like you and me – because those are the culprits identified in the report. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers report, “the gap between …
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The planet is melting faster and faster. What are you doing to stop it?
So, the ozone hole has stopped shrinking. That’s good to know. But I’m cynical about how good the news is because the Montreal accord banning CFCs occurred in 1987 more than a quarter of a century ago and we’re spewing out more greenhouse gases than ever. And the weather is still wacky. A surge in …
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Homegrown Knowledge
Here’s a 15 minute video on Monica and Eddie’s homeschool. Monica and Eddie are being bullied by the state although they have strong community support (look at the comments on YouTube). The video shows what they are being prosecuted for doing … it’s mad!
The Good The Bad and The Ugly of Caffeine
A quick summary of the what and how of caffeine from Travis Bradberry, Ph.D. Cutting down on caffeine is easier said than done. But it’s worth it. His original article is here: Caffeine: The Silent Killer of Success For those who aren’t aware, the ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has …
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We don’t need an education to save the planet …
I’ve liked this video since coming across it by accident about a decade ago. It’s still relavant and rocks …
10% of girls under 20 are raped. Is this civilisation?
About 120 million girls around the world – slightly more than one in 10 – have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20, a UN report says. The children’s agency Unicef also says 95,000 children and teenagers – most of them in Latin America and the Caribbean – were murdered in 2012 …
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Stand up to bullies …
Monica and Eddie are amazing people. They work hard and do good. They have raised 6 children of their own and fostered others. They have successfully home-schooled their children. Now, when the Irish state asked them to fill in forms, they refused. Partly because it was an unnecessary bureaucratic pain – everyone knew their exemplary …
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Eating The Planet: ecological debt is over 4 months of human consumption.
The Global Footprint Network reports that humanity has already exceeded the ability of nature to absorb our waste. Our demand for recycling CO2, O2, H2O etc via natural processes, like weather, carbon cycle, etc exceeds the ability f natural systems by 50%. So the GFN has helped us get a perspective by pointing out that …
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