The Social Rules Project

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Kit Gage

    Kit Gage Friends of Sligo Creek, President “If you haven’t done the prep work before hand during the down time, then when the wave comes through you will say goodbye to it. I’ve been around long enough to see a lot of waves. It’s not a national phenomenon, it’s not a local phenomenon, it’s an…

  • About Us

    About Us

    Learn more about the Social Rules Project and the people behind it.

  • Take Action

    Take Action

    Sustainability requires changing the rules we live by.

  • See Your World

    See Your World

    Explore the effects of social rules in countries around the world.

  • Play the Game

    Play the Game

    Explore what it will actually take to save the Earth’s tropical forests.

  • Read the Book

    Read the Book

    Learn how social rules shape our planet and our lives.

  • Germany

    Prepared by Kim Kilday, Lindon Pronto, Joshua Propp, and Paul Steinberg Photo Source: Sebastian Pertl for Lindon Pronto Most Germans reuse product containers from grocery shopping due to the Packaging Ordinance   Most Germans, like the woman in this picture, shop in bulk and reuse product containers to reduce packaging waste. The 1991 Packaging Ordinance…

  • Kenya

    Authors: Alex Rudee, Nate Wilairat, Nitya Chhiber, and Paul Steinberg. Photo Credit: Webshots American Greetings member photos. The 1989 ban on the international ivory trade has protected Kenya’s dwindling elephant population from further poaching   Fueled by strong international markets for ivory in East Asia and the United States, elephant poaching became a serious problem…

  • China

    Prepared by Kate Crawford, Lucy Phillips, Jaanhvi Vaidya, and Paul Steinberg Photo Source: DHD Multimedia Gallery This sign is written in simplified characters because of the national law on the National Common Language and Characters   The Law on the National Common Language and Characters is a product of the 1949 language reforms on mainland…

  • Israel

    Prepared by: Hannah Groshong, Christopher Abella, Iris Nevins, Srishti Nayak, and Paul Steinberg Photo source: Frank Starmer’s Jerusalem Photo Essay Signs in Israel must be written in Arabic and Hebrew   The sign in this photo displays the name of the Hotel Gloria in Hebrew, Arabic, and English, and is an example of the history…

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