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New Projection Shows Global Food Demand Doubling by 2050

By Guest PostNovember 24, 2011Economy, Generalagricultural land, agricultural practices, agronomic practices, belinda befort, carbon dioxide, christian balzer, david tilman, earth, ecosystems, Environment, environmental effects, extinction of species, global agriculture, global food demand, greenhouse gas emissions, human prosperity, jason hill, nitrogen, nitrogen fertilizers, poorer countries, saran twombly, technology transfer, united states, university of minnesota, yield

*Increasing yield in poorer countries could decrease adverse environmental effects*

Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection reported this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

The analysis also shows that the world faces major environmental challenges unless agricultural practices change.

Scientists David Tilman and Jason Hill of the University of Minnesota (UMN) and colleagues found that producing the amount of food needed could significantly increase levels of carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the environment, and may cause the extinction of numerous species. (more…)

7 Uses for Glass Whiteboards in the Educational & Corporate World

By Guest PostNovember 20, 20111 commentGeneral, Technologyangela m taylor, brainstorming, central message board, chemical coverings, corporate realm, creative inspiration, eco-friendly, glass dry erase, glass whiteboards, idea generation, marketing, whiteboard counterparts

*Glass dry erase: the Eco-friendly way to make your work life easier*

As a professional in the corporate realm, I’m always amazed at the amount of tools at our disposal that we don’t take advantage of. Take Eco-friendly glass whiteboards for example. These glass dry erase boards are similar to their traditional whiteboard counterparts—just swap the chemical coverings of traditional dry erase with a durable, recyclable surface that wipes clean quickly without ghosting or staining.

Glass dry erase boards will not only last the life of the wall that’s holding it up at your school or corporate office; they also take on many responsibilities when it comes to making your work life easier, for example: (more…)

New Turkey Feed Helps Bird Producers Gobble Up Profits

By Guest PostNovember 13, 2011General, Sciencebirds, cheaper turkey feed, chicken, computer formulated diets, expensive grains, feed, feeding turkeys, jeff firman, maximize turkey growth, missouri ideal turkey diet, nutritional needs, pork, sources of protein, turkeys, typical pellet feed, university of missouri

*New formula reduces feed costs by 10 percent*

VIDEO: Turkeys Stop Gobbling the Profits

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As feed prices have risen in recent years, feeding turkeys has become more costly than many producers can bear. Satisfying turkeys’ hunger accounts for 70 percent of the cost of producing turkey meat. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has produced a cheaper turkey feed, which could fill turkeys’ tummies and producers’ pockets. (more…)

Workers more Satisfied, Productive with Flexible Hours

By Guest PostNovember 13, 2011Culture, Generalalford young, american academy of political, college of literature, demands of personal and family life, flexible hours, handle crises, higher worker satisfaction, lawrence root, production if the company, school of social work, Science, short-term family commitments, short-term flexibility, social science, university of michigan, worker satisfaction and production

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Employers can expect higher worker satisfaction and production if the company offers flexible hours that allow employees to handle crises and short-term family commitments, a new University of Michigan study indicates.

When the demands of personal and family life come up against rigid company policies, workers often feel compelled to maneuver around these formal rules.

Lawrence Root, a professor at the School of Social Work, and the Alford Young, Jr. chair of the Department of Sociology in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, examined how Midwest factory workers created opportunities for short-term flexibility at their jobs. (more…)

Being Smart is Already Part of your Mental Toolbox, Psychologist Says

By Guest PostNovember 11, 2011Generalapply knowledge for smarter thinking, art markman, cognitive psychological research, craig wynett, human dimensions of organizations, instantly smarter, intelligence and smart thinking, january 2012, perigee books, psychologist, scholarly work, smart thinking, university of texas at austin

AUSTIN, Texas — Intelligence and smart thinking are not the same, according to University of Texas at Austin psychologist Art Markman, who studies how best to apply knowledge for smarter thinking at work and home.

Drawing on his work at a top multinational corporation and his scholarly work, Markman says science confirms that smart thinking is not an innate quality but rather a skill to be cultivated. Humans are not born with a particular capacity to do smart things. “Each of the components of being smart is already part of your mental toolbox,” he says. (more…)

Abused Students Can Return To School and Thrive With Educator Help, MU Researcher Finds

By Guest PostNovember 9, 2011General, Healthcarol coohey, child protective services, classroom, controlling thoughts and behaviors, counselors, daily management skills, emotions, harvard university, lei hua, lynette renner, motivation, self regulation, stephen whitney, teachers, university of iowa, university of missouri, ying zhang

*Study of math and reading scores indicate daily focus can bring success*

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new study from the University of Missouri shows that children who are abused can return to school and do well academically if teachers can help them control their emotions, pay attention to detail and stay motivated. (more…)

Dr. Livingstone’s Lost 1871 ‘Massacre’ Diary Recovered; Discovery Rewrites History

By Guest PostNovember 3, 2011Culture, General1874, account of a massacre, adrian wisnicki, africa, arab slavers, birkbeck, british academy, british government, central africa, congolese village, david livingstone, doug emery, east african slave trade, eastern democratic republic of congo, evening standard, expedition, henry m stanley, horace waller, imperialist in africa, indiana university of pennsylvania, ink from berry seeds, keith knox, livingstone 1871 field diary, london standard, mike toth, national hero, new york herald, nyangwe, original diary, roger l easton jr, slave trade, spectral imaging, the last journals of david livingstone, the unspeakable horror, ucla, united states, university of london, victorian explorer

In Africa 140 years ago, David Livingstone, the Victorian explorer, met Henry M. Stanley of the New York Herald and gave him a harrowing account of a massacre he witnessed, in which slave traders slaughtered 400 innocent people. Stanley’s press reports prompted the British government to close the East African slave trade, secured Livingstone’s place in history and launched Stanley’s own career as an imperialist in Africa.

Today, an international team of scholars and scientists led by Dr. Adrian Wisnicki of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, publishes the results of an 18-month project to recover Livingstone’s original account of the massacre. The story, found in a diary that was illegible until it was restored with advanced digital imaging, offers a unique insight into Livingstone’s mind during the greatest crisis of his last expedition, on which he would die in 1873. (more…)

When It Comes To Charitable Giving, People Respond To Their Immediate Emotions, Cu Study Says

By Guest PostOctober 7, 2011Culture, General2010 earthquake in haiti, diseases, doctors without borders, dresden university of technology, famine and genocide in africa, Germany, giving money to humanitarian crises, haitian earthquake, immediate emotions, laura johnson graham, leaf van boven, malnutrition, michaela huber, peter mcgraw, red cross, tragic events, tuberculosis, united states, university of colorado boulder

When considering giving money to humanitarian crises people often donate in response to events that grab their immediate emotions, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Dresden University of Technology in Germany.

“The question we wanted to answer with our study is what is the impact of people’s emotions on their decisions to make charitable donations,” said CU-Boulder psychology Professor Leaf Van Boven, who co-authored the study. “We demonstrated that people act on what is immediately emotionally arousing to them. In other words, they respond to what makes them upset in the here and now.” (more…)

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