News discovery is broken: information access after social media by Nicolás Boullosa on January 12, 2024 I’ve talked to friends over the months about a new type of internet mourning: the death of social discovery of …
Black swan events in a world reliant on shipping container handling by Nicolás Boullosa on December 31, 2023 A few days ago, my older daughter coincided with media headlines in asking for clarification regarding a question: Who are …
They wanted affordable & livable housing. They got company towns by Nicolás Boullosa on December 21, 2023 Fed up with constraints around a lack of enough housing inventory around their sprawling offices that could alleviate pressure on …
Sarajevo Haggadah: teachings from a surviving book from Sepharad by Nicolás Boullosa on December 13, 2023 When done right, historical fiction broadens our understanding of things past, reminding us of the power of evocation. In our …
Little things that count: home materials, gardening, compost by Nicolás Boullosa on December 7, 2023 We know that our lack of patience as a civilization has reached its apex when companies invest their best engineering …
Young architect’s Fairy-Tale home inspired by Nature’s spirals: awe inside 🐚 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 4, 2023 The Bloomhouse seems to erupt or grow from the ground, leaving no straight lines. It was actually hand-sculpted over the …
A quest for color: how ancient humans made enduring natural dyes by Nicolás Boullosa on November 30, 2023 Few non-fiction books turn out to be so magical and brave as to surpass a fiction reader’s expectations. Claude Lévi-Strauss …
Off-grid Hawaii dream: couple builds budget home & thriving food forest by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2023 Matt Holton and Cristina Pineda were living on Maui where the average home price is a million dollars when they …
Polynesia then & now: a family visit to the Big Island of Hawaii by Nicolás Boullosa on November 26, 2023 When we recently traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii, the biggest and least populated by locals and tourists among …
Insects: the effect of declining populations in ecosystems by Nicolás Boullosa on November 19, 2023 Insects represent by far the biggest diversity of all animals, with over a million known species of an estimated total …