While our brains are awfully clever, they’re not always good at distinguishing between reality and fiction. That’s why books hit us so powerfully. According to this fascinating article by Anne Murphy Paul, certain words like “cinnamon” activate parts of the … 
My garden is a refuge from the chaos. But while I enjoy pottering about planting and poking at things, it turns out that it may also have some conservation value.
“This earth is not a resource, it’s a relationship. It’s a love story – that’s what the earth is”, says singer Regina Lund in this video for Greenpeace on the Rainbow Warrior boat. What is perplexing is why so few environmental organisations have gotten to grips with telling that love story, or with storytelling more generally.
When the Captain of the Griffin sailed his ship towards Frontenac (now Kingston, Ontario) in 1679, what did he see? What would he make of the state of them now?
1 in 10 children children regularly play in wild spaces now, compared to half a generation ago. A man in a squirrel costume is trying to change all that…
Or, at least, about communicating about it. Corporates are using innovative social media approaches when talking about sustainability — non-profits should take note.
Boris’ bikes are an important step in the right direction for getting more people on two wheels in London. But it seems that the city still has a lot to learn from the City of Ghent, Belgium.
