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Mark Yoxon's Unsustainable Jottings...
Saturday 8 March 2014
The No. 1 Time Management Mistake Capable People Make
Friday 10 January 2014
Does money make you mean?
Paul Piff from Berkley studies how social hierarchy,
inequality and emotion shape relations between individuals and groups. He
concludes by suggesting how people can be nudged into positive interactions.
Friday 3 January 2014
No Pictures, Please: Taking Photos May Impede Memory
In a new study, psychological scientist Linda Henkel of Fairfield University presents data showing that participants had worse memory for objects, and for specific object details, when they took photos of them.
“People so often whip out their cameras almost mindlessly to capture a moment, to the point that they are missing what is happening right in front of them,” says Henkel.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/no-pictures-please-taking-photos-may-impede-memory-of-museum-tour.html#.Ur2vKRrgJXs.email
“People so often whip out their cameras almost mindlessly to capture a moment, to the point that they are missing what is happening right in front of them,” says Henkel.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/no-pictures-please-taking-photos-may-impede-memory-of-museum-tour.html#.Ur2vKRrgJXs.email
Wednesday 1 January 2014
Wednesday 19 December 2012
UK in top five for environmental certification
The UK is in the top five countries globally for achieving environmental certificates under the standard ISO14001.
Figures published recently show that more than 267,000 organisations in 158 countries are now certified against the standard's requirements.
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?src=nl&id=23726
Figures published recently show that more than 267,000 organisations in 158 countries are now certified against the standard's requirements.
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?src=nl&id=23726
Monday 17 December 2012
Saturday 15 December 2012
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