Archive for November, 2009

Tryptophan Turkey? Or Carb Feast…

Nov26, 09 at 2005

So.

Hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving dinner. By now, perhaps the pumpkin pie has been consumed and everyone is getting a little drowsy after the big meal.

But why?

Well, there are people who claim that consuming lots of turkey, as…

Lights Out for Earth

Nov18, 09 at 1113

Earth Hour: Trying to save the world from climate change, one switch at a time.

Earth Hour is a movement trying to convince people to turn off their lights for one hour a year.

Think about it. Flipping the light switch off…

Reform through Annoyance- It could work!

Nov17, 09 at 1345

The main way environmental activists have tried to get apathetic parties interested in a certain cause is through economic means. If they make a particular conservation effort also economically viable, they stand a better chance of making the effort a reality. I propose a more unorthodox method; use people’s annoyance to further a cause.