Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Daylight Saving Time - How Is This Still a Thing???

Any talk of humans being purely rational beings, or relying on "evidence-based decision-making" becomes ridiculously absurd after you watch this and realize that we (a good portion of humans on the globe) participate in a ritual called "Daylight Savings Time" that beyond being odd and inconvenient has actually been proven somewhat DANGEROUS and DETRIMENTAL... and we're still doing it! It's a habit that goes largely unquestioned (what happened to the "the unexamined life... yada yada yada"), serves no apparent purpose, and provides no apparent benefit (except for another thing to bitch about to colleagues at work or school).

Initiatives: The Working Mind | Mental Health Commission of Canada

Initiatives: The Working Mind | Mental Health Commission of Canada

This is a very exciting initiative, and I'm proud to say that I'm now a part of it! I finished my training last week so that I can now train others in a course called "The Working Mind". The purpose of this course is to begin a culture change in Canadian workplaces (and beyond) to reduce the stigma around mental health. Stigma is perhaps the biggest barrier that stops people from seeking help when they need it -- and we all need help sometime in our lives. The stigma around mental causes feelings of shame, thoughts of "I should be able to handle this...", and because of this millions of people are suffering. I want to see this change.

Does the NEB Need to Consider the Climate Impacts of Energy East?

"The NEB is the last review process and last regulatory body in Canada that could mandate climate reviews on tar sands pipelines, a necessity if Canada is going to get serious about tackling climate change. Unfortunately, NEB chair Peter Watson has so far refused to include climate change in the Energy East review claiming that despite the Board’s responsibility to review the cumulative environmental impacts of pipeline projects, climate change doesn’t rate." 

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350.org – Five Reasons the NEB Needs to Consider the Climate Impacts of Energy East

Wind Tree uses micro turbine leaves to generate electricity

Innovation Nation features a segment on Solar Roadways

It's happening!!! Solar Roadways are coming!

BLANK SLATE (Blank Space parody offers Oscars 2015 Commentary)

805 Million Names – Zlatan Ibrahimović