One of the most prominent, but least understood, crises facing the world today involves the consumption and disposal of electronic devices. With rates of consumption of electronic devices at an all time high as a result of economic growth and technological innovation, the global community is asked to find more ways to deal with the … Continue reading
Ever since I can remember, my Mom has always made a considerable effort to video-tape my siblings and I, doing everything from playing hide and go seek at age 4 to graduation. When I was really young, my siblings and I loved the attention and could not get enough of the video camera. Of course, … Continue reading
At age 17, I arrived in Los Angeles ready for an adventure, but I never expected my adventure to begin so quickly after the plane had landed. I gathered my bags and made my way to the front doors. I glanced at the people around me, and focused my eyes in on the man in … Continue reading
Every company struggles to achieve success, yet success can be defined in many different ways. As a result, management teams of companies must make decisions based on a set of goals and values that aim to maximize value for different groups that have a stake in the company. Choosing the most important values and goals … Continue reading
How do we think about sleep in the 21st century? Russell Foster, a circadian neuroscientist, says we treat sleep as the enemy, like an illness, and I completely agree with him. For some odd reason, society has pushed this idea that success, wealth, and productivity are only possible when you spend more hours of the … Continue reading
When I still lived at home, before I went to boarding school, video games and my generation’s attention span was a hot topic around my house. My dad never really approved of video games, as he thought they were a huge waste of time and did not add any benefit to someone’s well being by … Continue reading
Happily healthy Whole Foods really has it all? I will soon find out. In Paper 2, I will investigate Whole Foods Market and its mission, business model, and relationship between what the company portrays as truly important to its mission and what its actions are really telling customers. After reading Josée Johnston’s article called “The … Continue reading
Just some reminders: -Read and Rate 5 posts, but comment on 3! -Try and come back to the blog, don’t just comment on the first 3 you see. -Keep it fresh, look at a different classmates blog. -Embed your videos and highlight the time in the video that you talk about in your posts. -Keep … Continue reading
To pass the time on my 6+ hour drives from Bucknell to home in Boston, I listen to books on tape (nerdy, I know). I only listen to non-fiction books, and am currently in the middle of Dr. Robert Lustig’s book called Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease. I … Continue reading
The “Where You Fit” quiz classified me as a solid liberal, which quite honestly surprised me since I’m labeled as being part of the 14 percent of the population that is “highly politically engaged.” I always thought of myself as more of a passive liberal, as a typical white college student who holds progressive viewpoints … Continue reading
