Daylight saving time ends this weekend. The days are shorter and the weather is getting colder. It’s less tempting to bike to work, walk after dinner, or get up early to go to the gym. But we all know that daily physical activity is crucial for our health and well-being. Physical activity releases feel-good neurotransmitters […]
Mariana Pajón is one of the most decorated BMX riders in the world and can quickly list some of the achievements of her career: 18 world championships, two Olympic gold medals in racing (in 2012 and 2016) and one silver, won in Tokyo in 2021. But Pajón, a Colombian, can also recount the more painful […]
One evening in July 2003, Dr. Lyle Petersen left his Fort Collins, Colorado, home to get the mail. He stayed outside longer than he expected to talk to a neighbor. But when both were bitten by mosquitoes, they ran back inside. Three days later, Dr. Petersen began to feel unusually tired. He developed a fever, […]
You’ve probably come across a pair of shoes that constantly follow you around the Internet, appearing in ads on different sites for weeks at a time. The enormous majority of ads these days are targeted—that is, you see the ad because the advertiser thinks you, specifically, might be interested in what they have to offer. […]
Growing up, did you play with hypersexualized Barbie dolls, boys-only Thomas the Tank Engine trains, or skinny, white Disney princesses? If so, you’re not alone, but that’s no longer the case Generation Alpha. Brands like Mattel, once criticized for promoting unrealistic body standards and gender stereotypes, are now positioning themselves as feminist and progressive. The […]
Over the last 30 years, cities have experienced growth, one of the consequences of which is the distance from logistics facilities (sorting platforms and warehouses). from the hearts of cities. This phenomenon, called logistical loosening, was first demonstrated in the Paris metropolitan area. This would result in increased distances travelled – and therefore increased emissions […]
Citizens living in the eurozone earn on average 13 payments per week of all kinds. They circulate through a range of channels and through a variety of media, including cash, payment cards, and online. Our means of payment are constantly evolving, and they are doing so even faster during the COVID-19 crisis. Indeed, they have […]
Pollinators are fighting for survival in the countryside, where meadows, hedgerows and flower fields have been replaced by green monocultures, the result of up-to-date industrial agriculture. However, an unlikely refuge could be urban gardens. Studies have shown that oases created by urban gardeners provide abundant nectaran energy-rich sugar solution that pollinators collect from flowers to […]
Can we justify maintaining water-intensive botanical gardens in an era of climate change and rising water prices? Perhaps such gardens are no longer adapted to Australia’s changing climate – if they ever were. It is uncomplicated to argue that Australia’s botanical gardens are remnants of an empire full of European plants, an increasingly disturbing reminder […]
As many as 3.7 million households in Australia have been affected food insecurity this year – many of them for the first time. Four in five of these households say the rising cost of living is the reason, as rising interest rates and a host of other costs force them to make undesirable compromises – […]