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My 2013 Resolution…

4 Jan 2013
  How does xkcd know so much about me?
Culture Change…

Thankfulness and After

21 Nov 201221 Nov 2012
The History Of Thanksgiving: A Native American Perspective Here's a critical history of the Thanksgiving holiday on Facebook.  It is notable that this thanksgiving celebration probably did not include the Indians,…
Culture Change…

Human Population

18 Nov 201218 Nov 2012
A little something I put together for my Bio. Anthro. Lab class...
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Thinking ‘Bout Democracy

6 Nov 20126 Nov 2012
As I prepare to vote (YES ON 30/NO ON 32!) I found a few things that warrant sharing: 1. No More Stolen Elections! - pledge to join protesters tomorrow if…
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Cabrillo College: Phil Kaplan’s “Making a Difference”

17 Aug 201217 Aug 2012
A great new addition to the Great Ape Conservation info - right in my backyard, so to speak. Cabrillo College: Phil Kaplan's "Making a Difference": http://www.cabrillo.edu/~pkaplan/making_a_difference.html "We are accepting (working or…
Culture Change…

Why Brandalise? | brandalism

30 Jul 201230 Jul 2012
A thoughtful group of artists  decided to Occupy! billboards in Britain this summer, because: Advertising is part of a system which destroys our future to fulfil the demands of the…
Culture Change…

The Shared Dream at the Top of the Stairs

13 Jul 201211 Jun 2018
Apparently (I have not yet read it), E.O. Wilson has a new book, The Social Conquest of Earth, promoting his ideas about multilevel selection.  What's that?  That's the idea that Natural Selection…
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Lexicon of Sustainability

30 Apr 201230 Apr 2012
excerpt from Orion Magazine:"We live in a world of dwindling natural resources. The principle of sustainability offers us a roadmap for managing what we have left. Yet as we attempt…
Culture Change…

Promoting Sustainable Choices at College Events

27 Apr 2012
To put it as diplomatically as possible, we experienced some challenges in attempts to make a recent event more sustainable, especially in regards to the free food that was offered…
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Learning through Celebration: Earth Week 2012

13 Apr 201214 Apr 2012
Learning through celebration is the goal, anyway, and that's a big part of what I've been doing instead of blogging.  Well... planning to do.  We now have the schedule for…

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