Author Archives: Tim Waring

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About Tim Waring

I study the evolution of human culture with application to how we manage our shared environment.

Ethan Tremblay – Highest Honors

Ethan Tremblay, a double major in economics and journalism, graduated with highest honors on Saturday.  His honors thesis measured the influence of organizational context on experimental measures of cooperation in the food sector.  Tremblay compared a food coop with a traditional … Continue reading

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Prosocial – a platform for improving group efficacy

The PROSOCIAL internet platform for improving group efficacy is currently under development and will be ready for alpha release within a year. http://www.prosocialgroups.org Continue reading

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PhD student Sandra Goff wins Edith Patch Award!

The Edith Patch Award is given by the Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch each year to graduate and undergraduate women in acknowledgement of distinguished work they have done while at the University of Maine, and in recognition of their … Continue reading

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Fundamental Questions in Human Ecology

Strange that the fundamental questions for Human Ecology does not include the challenge of predicting the emergence of sustainable human-natural systems. This seems to be the core challenge of the science.

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Google Classroom: teaching timesaver

Google Classroom: teaching timesaver Continue reading

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