Unofficial history of databases, from tally sticks to passports by Nicolás Boullosa on July 4, 2024 Humans have managed to store information in different formats to avoid the fallibility of memory. However, keeping track of life, …
Old schoolhouse sat abandoned. Couple turns it into dream home by Kirsten Dirksen on June 30, 2024 The 19th-century one-room schoolhouse in Weare, New Hampshire, sat vacant for 15 years before Kreg and Danielle Jones wandered down …
Before vanlife: revisiting the quest for meaning & “home” in transience by Nicolás Boullosa on June 26, 2024 Life on the road is all about transience. Unsurprisingly, a country forged by a narrative around pioneers moving west feels …
Property sat 7 years unsold. She created dream underground villa by Kirsten Dirksen on June 23, 2024 When Jennava Laska first visited the underground home for sale in Nashville, Tennessee it had been on the market for …
From Woodstock, VT to Concord, MA: the birth of (one idea of) a nation by Nicolás Boullosa on June 18, 2024 As a heatwave pummels the eastern US, here’s a fresh view of our impressions of visiting some charming cities and …
Life on Mars: Inside volcano’s Space Habitat for future homesteading by Kirsten Dirksen on June 12, 2024 Nestled high on the northern slopes of Mauna Loa, the world’s most active volcano, the HI-SEAS habitat simulates life on …
On the riddle of consciousness and human vision: a tale of light from darkness by Nicolás Boullosa on June 5, 2024 Observe a baby with attention, and you’ll see that early on, he’ll cover his eyes with his hands to make …
Dual role of wood in human history: a blessing & a curse by Nicolás Boullosa on May 30, 2024 Old wood-clad houses know how to age, drawing inspiration from ancient woodworking. But why does modernity feel uneasy with weathered …
Embracing a third culture: our family’s journey from Europe to the US by Nicolás Boullosa on May 22, 2024 A reader asks how our acclimatization to life in America is going. Here’s an account of how we navigate education, …
Designing homes that age well & adapt to life’s different stages by Nicolás Boullosa on May 15, 2024 From the sandwich generation to the boomerang generation, homes undergo makeovers that don’t seem aligned with life’s events. This can …
