Updates
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UPDATE – POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 26 Early-stage sustainable innovations face distinct challenges long before questions of scale arise. Moving from ideation and research into real-world use requires access to the right resources, partners, and pathways for adoption. In this session, Ashwathi Iyer will explore how innovators navigate this transition, drawing on concrete case studies that
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I enjoyed a recent repeated episode from NPR’s On Being that discusses the way the brain works, and how we can choose influences for our brain. I identified just a little with Richard Davidson. The part that struck me was just a moment in the longer interview where he acknowledges how he kept two interests
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I have been enjoying several things on the internet recently: Tumblr, and I have my own Tumblr feed where I sometimes reblog items like nature photography, cool posts from Jason Kottke, DIY crafts, environmental themed news, and more, Dave Pell’s NextDraft email newsletter – weekday email goodness (hat tip Jason Kottke), Longreads newsletter (great writing
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I spoke on “Writing for On-Screen Consumption: Tips, Tools & Techniques” at the Original Equipment Suppliers Association – Automotive Public Relations Council meeting on February 28, 2012. Quick summary here: APRC Meeting Teaches Not So Old Dogs Some New Tricks. I used the career changes my mom has had in her lifetime and her passion for
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The Iyengar yoga teacher I have mentioned several times, Elise Browning Miller, is coming back to Michigan. I cannot wait! Her classes will be hosted by the Michigan Yoga Association in Kalamazoo. The workshop details are in a PDF on their website. I thought I’d republish them here in HTML to make them easier to share.
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I didn’t do a New Year’s Resolution this year, but one got me anyway. Elise Browning Miller, an Iyengar yoga teacher who specializes in Yoga for Scoliosis, conducted a weekend yoga workshop in Chicago in early January. Egged on by a friend who was also interested, I attended. I have been to two of Elise’s
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I’ve been suffering from some lower back stiffness and pain, and after many experiments, I have found that changing my work ergonomics, heat, and a set of exercises have helped. Well, this sometimes painful, usually stiff lower back thing has been bothering me the last two summers and the fall, winter, and spring in between.