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Ferrets: History’s Most Helpful Cable Guys
You may think of them as a stinky pet, but ferrets are truly talented critters! Read on to see what sets them apart from other mammals, and how they have been helping us humans out of tight spots for over 2000 years!
How to Transform Mental Health With Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Does your life feel like playing a game of Jenga: one wrong move and everything comes crashing down? What makes it so is the pervasive stress that can feel like a never-ending battle to keep everything in balance. The good news is that you can regain your equilibrium in life with mindfulness-based stress reduction.
The Secret to a Long and Healthy Life? FUN!
Fun isn’t just for kids. Making it a part of our daily lives and encouraging playfulness, connection, and flow has benefits that lead us to live longer, healthier lives.
Embark On Your Journey to a Zero-Waste Lifestyle with These First 5 Adjustments
Do you find yourself throwing too much stuff away? Are you ready to live a greener way of life? Let’s dive into what living a zero-waste lifestyle means, its benefits, and how you can get started!
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The Ancient Solution to a New Problem: Solving Our Invasive Wild Pig Predicament
Wild pigs are one of the most destructive invasive species in the United States. They’re devastating ecosystems, destroying agriculture, killing other animals, and costing billions of dollars in damage. But there’s something that we can do, and it all ties back to who our species is at our roots.
Lessons From a Snow Globe and Other Insights
Have you ever shaken a snow globe? Picture the picturesque scene it holds inside, and see in your mind how it grows hazy as if snow is falling. Could the snow falling be a great representation for our mental chatter, quickly spinning us out of control until we can’t see our hand in front of…
Crafting Second Chances: The Story of the People’s Pottery Project
People’s Pottery Project creates opportunities for healing, community, and employment for those who have experienced incarceration.
A City Dweller’s Adventure on Canada’s Rugged Fundy Footpath
Have you ever been inspired to embrace a passion for something and then quickly realized you don’t have the training to enjoy it as you imagined? Maybe what we can appreciate is something very different than what we had in mind, and that makes the adventure even better.
Small Steps Build Momentum. Just Start!
Often, we can accomplish more by just committing to starting, rather than focusing on the bigger goal. Once we are over the hump, it’s often easier than we expect to just keep going. The law of inertia cuts both ways—people at rest tend to stay at rest, but people who are in motion tend to…
Ancient Remedy to Modern Marvel: The Evolution of Aspirin Through History
Journey through time and across continents as we uncover the remarkable story of aspirin’s evolution from willow tree to medicine cabinet staple. The humble aspirin is a testament to humanity’s quest for medicinal solutions, bridging the gap between ancient remedies and modern pharmaceutical marvels.
A New Era for Tortillas: Masienda’s Pioneering Approach to Tradition and Taste
If you want to have a really, really good tortilla, you’re going to need the best corn. Masienda is a company not only supporting Mexico’s small heirloom corn farmers but bringing the practices that enhance the nutritional powers of the grain back into the market.
Should You Be Content? Or Strive for More?
Look at your life today and then look back twenty years. Odds are pretty good that your life right now is something that you dreamed of a bare two decades ago. So why aren’t you happier than you are? Should you be content? If you are not, should you try to learn how to be…
Turning Stinky Invasive Seaweed into Hurricane-Proof Homes
Every morning at dawn, beachcombers along the North American coastlines are raking up forty tons of the smelly, invasive seaweed known as sargassum. This insane amount of seaweed is a burden to most, but one man saw it as a resource, and what he did with it is inspiring a whole new wave of innovation…
How Music Reshapes Our Brains
Have you ever gotten chills when the right song comes on? What about that feeling of euphoria you experience singing your favorite song at the top of your lungs on a beautiful day? Is this just a quirk of humanity or is there something deeper going on here that connects us to our shared humanity?…
Are You Happily Using Math Every Day Without Realizing It?
By studying mathematics and science, humans have the ability to answer questions that would have otherwise been deemed “unanswerable”. So, let’s discover how math sneaks its way into our lives inside of our lives every day.
How Critical Thinking Can Empower You to Do More and Succeed
Do you consider yourself a critical thinker? Are you able to solve problems rationally, evaluate information objectively, and arrive at conclusions based on factual evidence? Critical thinking is a skill—one that can be honed and developed with practice and time. Whether you inherently possess this talent or not, rest assured that you, too, can foster…