2010 March « Zoe Weil

Occam's Razor and Animal Cognition and Emotion wp.me/p7ipD-13N via @wordpressdotcom 51 minutes ago

What is schooling for? Perhaps the most important question of our time. Worth pondering our answer to educate for the 21st century 2 days ago

@transarchitect @zoeweil Thanks! And will check out the zambia sustainability work! 5 days ago

@revruss11 @zoeweil yes - I saw it and tweeted it, too 5 days ago

Star Trek: Engineer thinks we could build a real Starship Enterprise in 20 years - @io9 io9.com/5909774/engine… 5 days ago

Jon Stewart’s Humorous Expose of Black and White, Myopic and Self-Serving Thinking

Posted on March 8, 2010 by zoeweil

I’m a big fan of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and recently I watched an episode in which Jon discusses the February snowstorms that hit the Mid-Atlantic states and what these storms mean for global warming concerns. You can see the clip here. What does it mean when comedy becomes a primary source of [...]

Filed under: accurate information, critical thinking, global warming, news media, third side thinking | Tagged: accurate information, climate change, comedy, critical thinking, either/or, global warming, perspective, The Daily Show, third side thinking, weather | Leave a Comment »

10 Principles for a MOGO Life

Posted on March 5, 2010 by zoeweil

At the end of my book, Most Good, Least Harm, I offer ten principles for a MOGO life. I’ve reprinted them below as a follow up to my last two blog posts. I hope you find them helpful. 1. Commit to the 3 Is: inquire, introspect, and live with integrity. Expose yourself to information and [...]

Filed under: balance, citizen activism, humane education, Inner Peace, integrity, MOGO (Most Good), values | Tagged: balance, community building, ecological footprint, ethical consumerism, humane education, inquiry, integrity, introspection, MOGO choices, systemic change | Leave a Comment »

The MOGO Principle is Empowering

Posted on March 3, 2010 by zoeweil

Many people believe that exposing oneself to atrocities and horrors in the world will be too burdensome to bear, and that the call to make choices that do the most good and the least harm to oneself, other people, the environment and animals (the MOGO principle) will be overwhelming. My last post may have added [...]

Filed under: changemakers, MOGO (Most Good) | Tagged: changemakers, empowerment, inspiration, integrity, intentions, Joy, MOGO principle, positive choices, responsibility, systemic change, values | Leave a Comment »

The Dance of Communication

Posted on March 1, 2010 by zoeweil

At the Institute for Humane Education we train people to be humane educators who are able to teach about interconnected global issues in ways that promote conscientious choice-making and engaged change-making for a humane, sustainable, and peaceful world. Our students take courses covering Culture, Consumerism and Media; Environmental Preservation; Human Rights, and Animal Protection. They [...]

Filed under: changemakers, humane education, Institute for Humane Education, MOGO (Most Good), social justice, third side thinking | Tagged: balance, changemakers, communication, despair, distance learning, either/or, empowerment, global issues, humane education, inspiration, social justice, third side thinking | 1 Comment »

« Previous Page

Zoe Weil

Praise for Zoe:

Pages

Twitter Updates

Jon Stewart’s Humorous Expose of Black and White, Myopic and Self-Serving Thinking

10 Principles for a MOGO Life

The MOGO Principle is Empowering

Welcome!

What is MOGO?

Visit Me Here:

Blogroll

Archives

Follow “Zoe Weil”