Well, at least good social skills raise income. That’s according to a study correlating the number of friends at school with income. The underlying driver appears to be teh ability to get on with people. So while doing well in school helps, getting on with people is as important. This finding supports both the incentive …
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Category:7 Holonics and Life
Don’t forget to breathe!
It might sound like a strange suggestion, but in this age we have become so disconnected from nature that it is sometimes necessary to remind ourselves how to live, even at the most basic level. A report linked here tells us how children with a sedentary lifestyle are more likely to develop asthma and generally …
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The Roman Catholic church is becoming enlightened, and catholic
The Vatican is hosting a 5 day conference to celebrate 150 years of Darwin. This shows that teh Pope is bringing that religion in to the 21st Century by seeking to include science in its doctrine, thereby widening its inclusion to be more all embracing. A step in the right direction.
Black is the new green,
A popular article from the FT describing the benefits of adding charcoal to the soil. Eprida is commercialising this technology. And we add charcoal to the compost/soil when we have it. Black is the new green By Fiona Harvey In Brazil’s Amazon basin, farmers have long sought out a special form of fertiliser – a …
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Cooking makes humans intelligent.
It’s a pet hypothesis that interesting food makes interesting (and interested) people. There seems to be a correlation between interesting people and their interest in food and cooking. People who appreciate variety in food and who can play in the kitchen seem to be that little bit more passionate about life. … well, that’s the …
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Is a food crisis looming? Can solutions be implemented fast enough?
The cost of food remains high. The UN is addressing the issue as a matter of urgency. While energy prices have halved over the past year, the cost of food remains high, particularly for people who spend most of their wealth on food. The buoyancy of trade also hinders access to food. Though the financial …
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TV to change our world.
I came across a most extraordinary billboard yesterday. It announced a number of planet saving cries such as: “love more”, “be vegetarian”, “go green” and purported to be from SupremeMasterTV.com. I was so intrigued that I had to log on and see if it was true. And it is. SuprememasterTV is a global free to …
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Planet catastrophe looming – you must be the change now.
The World Watch Institute State of the world report 2009 focuses on the need to change systems now in order to avert destruction of our planet. Into A Warming World highlights evidence that climate volatility is increasing and the only solution is to redress the balance of carbon emissions. Humanity must absorb more carbon dioxide …
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It’s free, yes, really free … the digital business model.
The BBC presents a review of the new phenomenon of free product made possible by the digital age. Digital product can be given away or at least made available for free. This is not the advertising gimmick of “buy one get one free” or similar, it is product given away free such as openoffice.org productivity …
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End death for sex?
The UN has not agreed yet that decriminalisation of sexual orientation is an appropriate step towards adoption of the universal declaration of human rights. While the majority of countries voted to decriminalise homosexuality, a significant number of conservative governments did not want to have anything with the motion. Homosexuality is a criminal offence in more …
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