Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, has written a new inspirational and constructive book called Rewilding our Hearts, Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence.
"We live in a wounded world that is in dire need of healing," as he makes an impassioned call to reverse unprecendented global losses of biodiversity and habitat by changing ourselves. Rewilding means "to make wild again" and it is frequently used in wildlife conservation to refer to re-creating wildlife habitat and creating corridors between preserved land for wildlife to travel through, thus allowing declining populations to rebound. Bekoff applies the Rewilding concept to human psychology and attitudes. We need to rewild both ourselves and other nature, Bekoff claims. He details the growing, global compassionate conservation movement and gives action oriented advice to individuals, city planners, governments, and business leaders.
I highly recommend you read this book and share with friends, business colleagues, political leaders, and on digital media. Let's all work to help rewild our hearts and make sure all of our decisions incorporate all species.
Purchase on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Rewilding-Our-Hearts-Compassion-Coexistence/dp/1577319540
Chủ Nhật, 9 tháng 11, 2014
Thứ Sáu, 7 tháng 11, 2014
REGISTER: November 8 - 9 Chesapeake Climate Data Hackathon
Chesapeake Conservancy, Intel, Old Dominion University, Esri Host Weekend “Coding for Good” Event
WHO: Old Dominion University Students
Experienced Coders
Representatives from the Chesapeake Conservancy, Intel and Esri
WHAT: Climate Data Initiative: Chesapeake Bay Hackathon
WHEN: November 8-9, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. each day
WHERE: Old Dominion University’s Virginia Beach Center 1881 University Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23453
WHY: The weekend event will bring together some of the area’s brightest minds in the high-tech industry, including students and professionals, to brainstorm and develop data-driven solutions that will help government officials better understand and track flooding problems caused by climate change and sea level rise in the Hampton Roads region. Coders and students will create apps using many different data sets (forecasts, real time environmental and road closure data, public facing maps, etc.). These new tools will provide planners and managers with the information they need to make informed decisions and the public with the tools they need to understand when and where flooding will affect their daily lives.
REGISTER: http://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/chesapeake-hackathon
REGISTER: http://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/chesapeake-hackathon
Thứ Năm, 2 tháng 10, 2014
Video: Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Climate Change and Business Investment
Video: Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Climate Change and Business Investment
Thứ Ba, 23 tháng 9, 2014
ARSTECHNICA: Google will stop supporting climate change science deniers, calls them liars
Google will stop supporting climate change science deniers, calls them liarshttp://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/google-will-stop-supporting-climate-change-science-deniers-calls-them-liars/
NY Times: Rockefellers, Heirs to an Oil Fortune, Will Divest Charity of Fossil Fuels
NY Times: Rockefellers, Heirs to an Oil Fortune, Will Divest Charity of Fossil Fuels
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/us/heirs-to-an-oil-fortune-join-the-divestment-drive.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/us/heirs-to-an-oil-fortune-join-the-divestment-drive.html?_r=0
Thứ Bảy, 12 tháng 7, 2014
Bayan Soundbook Portable Bluetooth Speaker
If you're looking for a small, solid, and stylish bluetooth speaker with FM radio, check out the Bayan Soundbook. It streams audio from mp3 players, smartphones, tablets, ultrabooks, PCs and notebooks, using smart bluetooth 4.0. It also has NFC auto-connecting/pairing features.
Soundbook includes a conference call capability that enables you to use a conference-call mode when a call comes in and resume playing your music when finished with the call. You also have up to 10 hours of wireless music or more with radio/AU on a charge.
Additional features include external aluminium and ballistic nylon casing, RoHS compliance, works with iOS, Android, Windows based devices, and two color options. Great for the office and travel.
Soundbook includes a conference call capability that enables you to use a conference-call mode when a call comes in and resume playing your music when finished with the call. You also have up to 10 hours of wireless music or more with radio/AU on a charge.
Additional features include external aluminium and ballistic nylon casing, RoHS compliance, works with iOS, Android, Windows based devices, and two color options. Great for the office and travel.
Thứ Tư, 9 tháng 7, 2014
Video: Lisa Jackson | Schneider Stanford Memorial Lecture | April 22 2014
Video: Lisa Jackson | Schneider Stanford Memorial Lecture | April 22 2014
Thứ Năm, 5 tháng 6, 2014
Video: Tim Chang on Building the Tech-Enabled Soul at Augmented World Expo (AWE)
Tim Chang Mayfield Fund and Co-Founder of Basis on Quantified Self, Gamification, Body Hacking, Data Visualization, Sensors and What Comes Next etc
Thứ Năm, 20 tháng 3, 2014
Smart Tech News | Smart Fabrics Conference Discount Code
Are you interested in Wearable Technologies? Smart Tech News has a Partner Discount for the upcoming San Francisco Smart Fabrics Conference. Use SFMV14 , and this code will give you $200 off the registration.
Thứ Sáu, 17 tháng 1, 2014
1st Annual Stanford Student Water Efficiency & Innovation Film Competition
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The Stanford Sustainability and Energy Management Department has announced the 1st Annual Stanford Student Water Efficiency & Innovation Film Competition. All Stanford students are invited to create a film on water efficiency and how it relates to the Stanford community and to campus life. Winning film trailers will be shown at Stanford Athletic events.
(Note: if you are not a Stanford Student perhaps you can implement a similar competition at your University!) :)
Thứ Bảy, 4 tháng 1, 2014
Smart Tech News ChargeKey CES Giveaway
ChargeKey |
The ChargeKey founders made ChargeKey out of necessity. They were tired of their phones dying on them on a daily basis so they designed a mobile cable to be as mobile as they were. With ChargeKey you can charge anywhere there's a USB, so you no longer need to be concerned when your battery is running low. It works with: iPhone 5/5S/5C and fits on your keychain.
Pre-Orders ship February 15, but as a Smart Tech News Fan, just comment on this blog post about why you want to win one and 2 winners will randomly be chosen at the close of CES next week. The ChargeKey will be mailed to the winners. United States addresses only. Good Luck!!
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