Category Archives: Human Behavior

Slow Money on Poverty

By AKB | Published: June 25, 2010
It is deeply disturbing to stand at the edges of such extreme wealth, such extreme speculation – even when successful – and peer into the expanses of such unrelenting poverty: poverty of abandoned building and abandoned village and field abandoned to mall, poverty of slum and ghetto, poverty of pollution, poverty of congestion and sprawl, [...]
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Shocker! Higher prices means less consumption!!

By AKB | Published: June 23, 2010
Simple…and kind of obvious study with real results. My question: Are we going to see higher prices for things that kill us or keep doing business as usual? My meta-question: Why do humans have such a hard time doing what is good for themselves? Comments welcome!
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Eco-Coke Bottle

By AKB | Published: June 17, 2010
Andrew Kim is obsessed with consumer electronics. He was delighted to discover that there was a profession for people for him. I got on the phone with Andrew and we chatted a bit about the very awesome re-design he did on the classic coke bottle. Design Fabulous is Andrew Kim’s design blog. He’s a student [...]
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some WD-40 with *YOUR* craw fish?

By AKB | Published: June 9, 2010
ATTN: Please don’t read this post if you are unable to think for yourself. 3.5 million gallons of crude (the approximate total amount spilled so far 06/09/2010) is less than 0.5% of our country’s daily oil consumption. The total amount of oil spilled is a tiny amount relative to how much we consume in the US [...]
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Who Killed the Electric Car?

By AKB | Published: September 24, 2009
You know when you see a really good movie and you get all pumped up about it and can’t stop telling people about it? You say stuff like “No, seriously- you need to watch this” and “It’s really interesting.” I’m not going to do that. I try not to recommend things too often, but this [...]
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