Concerned Global Citizenry

"Eating meat can have twice the 'carbon footprint' of consuming fruits, veggies and grains" (Raloff, deck, 2014.07.11).

"Shuffleton said contributions of international students were 'invaluable.' Still, the specialized instruction they needed in English was something that even the best professors of other subjects weren't qualified to provide" (Flaherty, 2020.02.05).

Digest of "a paper published recently in the journal Energy Research & Social Science" (¶3).

"This set of indicators was selected [from the 2009 State of the Climate report], as we would unambiguously expect them to increase or decrease if the world were warming" (About the Data, para. 2, 2020.01.15).

"Room for improvement: For decades, Asia has been the workshop of the world, fueling economic development across the region. But a transition from manufacturing to knowledge-driven growth will require better English."

"The IPCC was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptation and mitigation options" (2019.11.21).

"While 39 per cent of those surveyed by THE say that the 40/40/20 workload model is still the ideal breakdown, compared with 38 per cent who do not, a massive 80 per cent say it is not realistically achievable in the time contractually available" (Mayo, 2019, Less time for research but more time on work, ¶9). Mayo, Nick. (2019.07.25). Is paid research time a vanishing privilege for modern academics? Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/paid-research-time-vanishing-privilege-modern-academics

"When we count the top 10 most spoken languages according to the total number of people who speak them (whether or not the language is their mother tongue), eight of the 10 languages from the list above still make an appearance, but with a few major differences: English narrowly edges out Chinese for the top spot, Japanese and Punjabi lose their spots, and French and Indonesian join the top 10 ..." (Top 10 Languages by Total Number[s] of Speakers, ¶1).

In this post including a 16-slide SlideShare presentation, Bernard Marr recommended "adopting a commitment to lifelong learning so you can acquire the skills you will need to succeed in the future workplace" (¶1).

A project to inspire and promote long-term thinking

"This brief examines the practices of recruitment and selection of teachers in five countries: Australia (specifically, New South Wales and Victoria), Canada (Alberta and Ontario), Finland, Shanghai, and Singapore. It describes features that are unique to each and underscores themes that are common to all" (p. 1).

"Our findings contribute to an improved understanding of the effects personalisation has and proposes several lines of interpretation of the quantitative data. Based on this, we conclude that more research is urgently needed to develop a wider understanding of the social and cultural implications of personalisation of Web search in people's everyday life (Introduction, ¶6).

"Most sunscreens contain non-biodegradable ingredients and harmful chemicals. Some of the worst are oxybenzone, octinoxate and triclosan" (Step 1: Read Labels, ¶1).