Improve your communication skills with the Four Sides Communication Model. We all know a situation like this one: You say something harmless, and your counterpart feels insulted about that – no matter whether it's your girlfriend, your friend, or your team mate. To cope with such misunderstandings,
Have you noticed that the day has slipped past and you have not accomplished a single thing? If you spend your mornings not being productive, you will likely find it difficult to be productive the rest of the day. To help you have a productive day, watch this video! Writer: Sara Del Villar Scri
Observe a group of children using light to communicate over a distance in this live-action video produced by WGBH. Use the video to observe strategies for using light to communicate across a distance as well as to design a light signal code to help you communicate to solve a problem from different l
Is Cannabis Bad For You? Marijuana, otherwise known as weed or cannabis, has a pretty bad rep. You can thank the war on drugs of the 1980’s for that. Much of what the general public knows about weed comes from flawed studies published by big news outlets, who have pushed propaganda instead of truth
You may have seen videos of bad habits that are actually good for you, but have you considered maybe "supposed good habits" can also be bad for you as well? For example, always being positive, aiming for perfectionism, avoiding conflict, are actually toxic habits to some degree. 1. Always being po
Should people who aren't scientists have a say in what science gets done, and how it is used? This week, Risk Bites takes on the knotty topic of science and public engagement. This video was created to preface a conference session on engaging publics on science and technology -- synthetic biolog
Smart risk-decisions require good science. But not every risk conversation is about the evidence. Responsible innovation around emerging technologies -- and a whole host of other areas -- rely on conversations about risk that are inclusive of different perspectives, concerns and aspirations. The
Elephants live in a close community in which communication is essential. The animals often communicate in very low pitches. The so-called infrasound is imperceptible to the human ear. Authors: ZDF/Tango Film/Eva-Maria Gfirtner, Judith Adlhoch/Markus Strobel/Jan-Philipp Stahl/Magnet fx Translation
There are arguably two styles of communication. Communication that’s coercive, manipulative, and hurtful and communication that’s honest, respectful, and compassionate. Marshall Rosenberg, who developed a model for Nonviolent Communication (NVC), liked to demonstrate the differences between the st
For whales, sound plays a central role. But it is becoming increasingly noisy in the oceans. Man-made noise from a wide variety of sources is increasingly drowning out the whales' calls - and thus disrupting their sense of direction. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5 Film Production/Tamar Baumgarten/Scop
Are green potato chips bad for you? Risk Bites takes a look at whether fears over green potato chips are just an urban myth, or whether there's more to them. RESOURCES Useful websites: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5415e/x5415e01.htm Interna
Plenty of people have an opinion on whether the precautionary principle is good or bad, but what exactly is it? Risk Bites dives into the precautionary principle, and provides an essential background for understanding its relevance in areas like responsible innovation and risk innovation. RESOURCE
