Sentences with phrase «change human behaviour»

Also, to change human behaviour you need more than a one - hour - a-week program that lasts a term.

How can you use the power of technology to change human behaviour?

But the stunning success of the high - function toilet holds lessons for anyone — from public health officials to marketing experts — whose work involves understanding and changing human behaviour and decision making.

«Changing human behaviour is difficult and if people save energy in one place, they think they can use more elsewhere.»

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What is required is a view of human love and human interaction that is comprehensive, mature and realistic, one which recognizes our non-material, spiritual nature and the possibility of change in our behaviour.

not really making the news, the atmosphere on last wednesday was really strange, silent, step by step to normal football, but you can't throw away your thoughts immediately, I just got a glimpse of Enkes personality during a film of him shown before the match, I can't realize how hard it must be for his wife to lose him, tomorrow the players of Germans first Bundesliga will wear a black ribbon again, but I think it won't affect the atmosphere like it has with the national team despite of Hannover of course, people will be enthousiastic again, but there is the idea of an «Enke donation» which I like, will keep his name alive, will take some positive emotions on this tragedy and a kind of appeal for everyone to reflect the important things of life and control your own behaviour, I hope so at least, and I hope his wife will cope with that situation, and again: it was really hard for the German nationl team to play under these circumstances, to lose someone close in this way is hard to deal with, on the other hand it causes a close solidarity feeling I think, but of course the world will not change, things are returning to the old soon, but nonetheless for me this tragedy is a kind of human wake - up call, at least a call and then you continue

«Knowing that change is needed is clearly not enough to motivate it in most human behaviour,» contributing author Monty Hempel said.

One is to understand which facets of human nature can be manipulated to change behaviour.

ELEPHANTS are not fazed by dynamite explosions, but change their behaviour significantly to avoid humans.

And drugs with similar fingerprints tended to tweak the same molecular pathways, which suggests zebrafish behaviour is a good indicator for how a drug will change chemistry in the human brain.

For these researchers, the bursts of demographic expansion caused by climate change in southern Africa were probably key factors in the origin of modern humans» behaviour in Africa, and in the dispersal of Homo sapiens from his ancestral home.

«So between these two periods, we've either seen a change in behaviour and human movement or possibly even a change in species.»

Two nearby supernovae explosions may have increased cancer rates and changed the behaviour of early humans - but that's a pretty big may

But doubts are brewing about its long - term effectiveness in changing public behaviour — as well as about its selective account of evolved human nature.

Steele said the findings support the idea that Middle Stone Age began just over 300,000 years ago, and that important changes in modern human biology and behaviour were taking place across most of Africa then.

«Humans can adapt their behaviour to a wide range of climatic and environmental conditions, so it is essential that we understand the degree to which human choices in the past, present and future are resilient and sustainable in the face of variable weather conditions, and when confronted with abrupt events of climate change.

The resulting change in the appearance, behaviour or biochemical characteristics of the mouse then gives an indication of the gene's normal role in the mouse, and perhaps in humans.

«This shows how changes in both behaviour and diet have been of importance to dogs as they adaptated to a life close to humans.»

One will represent conditions and «possible weather» in the winter 2014, and the second will represent the weather in a «world that might have been» if human behaviour had not changed the composition of the atmosphere through greenhouse gas emissions.

Wouldn't it be a great achievement if the anthropocene, the age of human dominance on Earth, goes down in history as an era of rethinking and changing behaviour?»

Instead, it is possible that the variant could help to influence human activity in a way that leads to changes in societal pressure and behaviour.

I'm interested in climate change as a driver of human behaviour,» says Funk.

The UK Space Agency has provided a grant to support the project, which will look at human behaviour through analysis of the carbon footprint of homes and schools alongside the monitoring of changes in polar ice using Earth Observation data.

Finding the subtleties in behaviour makes your classroom management more intelligent, more human and more likely to effect positive change that is sustained.

In the same way as our knowledge of things like medicine, human psychology and technology has changed dramatically in the last 75 years, so has our understanding of animal behaviour.

The change in schedules, and more time alone at home and away from their busy human families, can result in destructive behaviours and increased stress for your pet.

Is the hair loss accompanied by a change in the behaviour of the feline, such as hiding more often and avoiding contact with specific animals or humans?

Just as with humans, normal aging processes can bring physical changes that in turn lead to behaviour changes.

Climate change caused by human behaviour has placed all life on the planet at risk — including our own.

The changes in the media landscape are largely irrelevant to the mechanics of human behaviour, it seems to me — although the current landscape is revealing stuff we have missed.

The result is a disconcerting representation of iconic buildings changed by human behaviour.

Understanding human behaviour is crucial to being able to change it.

If by «climate change people», you mean scientists working in the field of climate change with a specific emphasis on human contribution, then the ones I listen to don't advocate any change in human behaviour.

Accepting that population will continue to grow, choices will involve changes in technology and human behaviour, so that the production and use of products and services is associated with lower rates of GHG emissions, and consumers choose products, services, and activities with lower ‐ unit GHG emissions.

So it may be that a «good Anthropocene», stable and productive for humans and other species they rely on, is one in which some aspects of the Earth system's behaviour are lastingly changed.

All these dangers are caused by human intervention, and it is only through changed attitudes and behaviour that they can be overcome.

Don't get me wrong I'm committed to fighting anthropogenic climate change — by addressing the human behaviours that cause it, and whether we succeed or fail there is always the possibility that life will adapt, obviously any such possibility is made more unlikely the more «climate change» we create.

Changing vegetation and landscapes may bear the hallmarks of human behaviour, but these can not have sufficient impact on the Earth system to bring about a new geological epoch.

Whether one believes the IPCC or not, the risk is about 2.5 to 6.5 degrees of additional climate change caused by humans with current fossil fuel intensive behaviour by the end of this century, dwarfing natural cycles, and with continuing consequences for thousands to tens of thousands of years.

The lower scenarios are hypothetical unless or until the global community changes its behaviour and there are no clear signs that humans are likely to change in the near future.

Without good environmental laws, do you seriously think human behaviour would change sufficiently?

These proposed changes would dovetail with current Human Rights Code obligations for employers, and remedies, as well as Criminal Code sanctions applicable to certain behaviours.

Taking time out to repair and recharge Ed learned about nutrition, meditation, human behaviour and how to change disruptive patterns - to enjoy a more simple and uncluttered life.

Humans can adapt and change when needed, much more so than a robot which reaches conclusions by studying known behaviours.»

These professionals make sense of a business» data, helping to turn zeros and ones into actionable insights, whether that's changes in customer behaviour or new opportunities which haven't yet been spotted by human eyes.

Surrey, UK About Blog Our mission is to build the capacity of those working in animal welfare by developing their understanding of the key principles of human behaviour change and how to apply them.

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second, the development of respectful values and attitudes and changed behaviour that reflects human rights values, and