We’re consuming more text than ever via Whatsapp and social media, but we are losing the ability to focus on long, complex works. Neuroscientists warn this shrinks our capacity for critical thinking and synthesis. Worse, AI removes the mental effort of writing—the very process that clarifies thought. Continue reading The End of Reading?
Explore the paradox of inactivity without laziness—how doing “nothing important” can make you feel more alive, and why joy is the ultimate act of resistance in a hyperproductive world. Continue reading The Art of Doing Nothing: An Inner Ecology of Joy
Daniel Kahneman and cognitive science reveal that our working memory has strict limits. Overload it, and performance crashes. The secret to better learning and productivity isn’t doing more; it’s respecting those biological constraints by simplifying, chunking, and eliminating distractions. Continue reading Why Less Is More in Learning
Misinformation is everywhere. From social media feeds to dinner table conversations, false claims shape opinions, influence policies, and even dictate lifestyle choices. For years, the go-to strategy for combating misinformation has been debunking, directly correcting false claims with facts. But here’s the catch: people don’t like being told they’re wrong. Worse, studies show that corrections can sometimes backfire. When you challenge a deeply held belief, … Continue reading Bypassing Misinformation: A Smarter Way to Change Minds
Awkward conversations are often avoided, yet they can spark trust, empathy and memorable connection. Here’s why discomfort may be an opportunity. Continue reading Awkward Conversations Can Lead to Real Connection
For more than a decade, the circular economy has been presented as the antidote to our wasteful, take-make-dispose economic model. Governments have embraced it, businesses have adopted it as part of their sustainability strategies, and consumers have become familiar with concepts like recycling, repair, and eco-design. Yet something feels incomplete. Despite countless policies, reports, and corporate commitments, global resource consumption continues to rise. Recycling rates … Continue reading What Should Circular Economy Be About
Today marks World Environment Day, a crucial moment to reflect on humanity’s relationship with our planet and the technological revolutions that have shaped our environmental destiny. As we stand at the threshold of another transformative era – the AI revolution – it’s essential to understand how each phase of industrial development has impacted our environment differently. The First Industrial Revolution: Foundations of Environmental Change (Late … Continue reading June 5, World Environment Day
In an era dominated by digital devices, the simple act of putting pen to paper may seem like a relic of the past. Yet emerging research suggests that handwriting offers unique cognitive benefits that typing simply cannot match. Multiple studies from Japan, Norway, and the United States consistently reveal one compelling finding: we retain information better when we write by hand than when we type. … Continue reading The Cognitive Advantage: Why Handwriting Still Matters in a Digital Age
Wars are started by those with power. Ordinary people live inside them. Olena is a poet and a writer. She lives in Ukraine. This is her portrait of what ordinary life looks like inside a war zone. Continue reading The Ordinary Ones. A Voice From Ukraine
Nowadays, environmental consciousness has expanded beyond our homes and includes also our workplaces. While many people focus on eco-friendly practices at home, the office environment—where we spend a significant portion of our lives—often gets overlooked. The truth is, sustainable habits in professional spaces can collectively make a substantial difference in reducing our collective environmental footprint. The Myth of Obsolete Technology One of the most common … Continue reading Creating a Sustainable Office Environment
We’re bombarded every day with headlines that would have seemed unimaginable just a decade ago. Wars rage across continents, climate disasters become routine, and international politics feels increasingly unstable. It’s a global crisis and it’s no wonder so many people feel overwhelmed, anxious, and powerless in the face of such epic challenges. The Psychology of Information Overload The sheer volume of negative news has led … Continue reading Global Crisis: Finding Hope in an Age of Anxiety
Every 8 March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day—a moment to honor women’s achievements and renew the call for gender equality. Yet, for millions of women in Africa, the daily reality is still one of backbreaking labor in the fields, with little recognition or reward. These women produce up to 68% of the continent’s food, but own only a fraction of the land and face … Continue reading The Women Feeding Africa: Why International Women’s Day Must Celebrate Rural Heroines
I recently participated in the online presentation of the book by Leor Zmigrod’s The Ideological Brain. Note that I haven’t read the book but the presentation was very thorough and this is what I retained. This book offers a groundbreaking synthesis of neuroscience and psychology to explain why certain individuals are more susceptible to rigid, dogmatic, or extremist ideologies. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and experimental … Continue reading Why Are Some People More Drawn to Rigid, Dogmatic, or Extremist Ideologies?
Gen Z is rewriting the rules of the workplace. Unlike previous generations, these young professionals, born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, are actively rejecting the traditional corporate ladder. They’re not just avoiding management roles; they’re embracing a philosophy called “conscious unbossing.” This isn’t about laziness or lack of ambition. It’s a deliberate choice to prioritize well-being, autonomy, and meaningful work over titles and hierarchical … Continue reading Conscious Unbossing: How Gen Z is Redefining Leadership at Work
The Hot or Cool Institute in Berlin has released its latest report, A Climate for Sufficiency, as part of the 1.5-Degree Lifestyles series. This document is more than a technical analysis, it’s a call to rethink how we live, consume, and envision the future of our societies. At its core, the report asks: What does it mean to live well within the regenerative limits of … Continue reading A Climate for Sufficiency: Redefining Prosperity Within Planetary Boundaries
When the world feels unpredictable and loud, where do we return? This post explores connection, responsibility, and the everyday practice of listening inward — and how staying grounded can help us hold on to goodness, even in times like ours. Continue reading An Ordinary Day in a Loud World
The debate over climate change has long moved beyond scientific consensus. Today, denying climate change is not just a fringe belief—it is a deliberate political strategy, carefully crafted to build consensus by exploiting deep-seated psychological mechanisms. This is the argument put forward by Alon Tal and Shlomit Paz in their recent article for Nature Climate Change. Their analysis reveals how populist movements weaponize distrust, identity, … Continue reading Climate Denial as a Political Strategy: How Populism Exploits Psychology to Block Change
Every year on 11 February, the world celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a reminder of the persistent gender gap in fields like physics, engineering, and computer science. Despite decades of progress, women remain significantly underrepresented in these “hard” sciences. Why? Is it a lack of self-confidence, insufficient guidance in high school, or are we simply waiting for more women to … Continue reading Why Are Women Still Underrepresented in the Hard Sciences?
Aporia—an ancient Greek term—describes that moment of genuine perplexity when a question resists easy answers. It’s not ignorance; it’s the realization of how little you truly understand. This state of productive confusion is the quiet before the breakthrough, the pause before transformation. And if you’ve ever launched a project, a business, or even a bold idea, you’ve almost certainly encountered it. Socrates and the Art … Continue reading Aporia – The Power of “I Know That I Don’t Know”
The Human Toll of a Warming Planet Every year, the warnings get louder. The numbers get worse. And yet, the world’s response to climate change remains dangerously slow. The latest report from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change lays bare a grim reality: climate inaction is not just an environmental issue—it’s a public health catastrophe. In 2025, 12 out of 20 key health … Continue reading The Deadly Cost of Climate Inaction
