Productive idleness? from the Roman “otium” to no-screen nights by Nicolás Boullosa on March 13, 2024 Or, why quality downtime might be the secret superpower of high achievers, healthy people who don’t need to show off …
It didn’t start afresh: genealogy of resentment & self-righteousness by Nicolás Boullosa on March 6, 2024 From frustration to self-righteousness: here’s a look at the genealogy of resentment in the so-called Culture Wars —and what youth …
Could future humans “hibernate” to prevent disease & extend life? by Nicolás Boullosa on February 28, 2024 Some animals use a puzzling strategy to survive winter, finding a den and entering a state of minimal activity marked …
He stacked 64 containers in high-end solar skyscraper of 18 condos by Kirsten Dirksen on February 25, 2024 He had already stacked containers two and three stories, but with his Ida apartment complex, Brian Stark went 85 feet …
The places we’ve lived: our pros/cons of city, suburbs & countryside by Nicolás Boullosa on February 21, 2024 While building a personal business at *faircompanies, as well as helping launch and grow a successful YouTube channel, I have …
From fires to mudslides: the spiraling cost of insurance in CA by Nicolás Boullosa on February 14, 2024 Connected to California’s 60s counterculture due to its untrammeled wilderness, dramatic vistas, surf waves, and legendary sunsets, Big Sur has …
Living car-free in the Arizona desert: inside Culdesac Tempe (full walkthru) by Kirsten Dirksen on February 12, 2024 Just outside sprawling Phoenix, a car-free neighborhood built from scratch has gone up, the first one of its kind in …
Why homelessness programs work in some cities but not in others by Nicolás Boullosa on February 8, 2024 There are as many homeless people in the world’s wealthiest country as the entire population of Boston: according to the …
Living architecture: Growing buildings & bridges instead of building them by Nicolás Boullosa on February 2, 2024 Can plants be shaped structurally to become living buildings, encasing entire facades that help carry a load and clean the …
Can a 93-year-old be as fit and mentally sharp as a 40-year-old? by Nicolás Boullosa on January 24, 2024 To nineteenth-century French philosopher Joseph de Maistre, “Every country has the government it deserves.” We can extrapolate his thoughts to …