In the fall of 2018, Alpha Aromatics, an international fragrance manufacturing company, tasked with creating and supplying scents “for some of the most respected and innovative brands in the marketplace,” was thinking about what clean smelled like. “The pervasive nature of […]
Much has been made of the importance of doors throughout human history. They have been presented to us as portals to other dimensions which open and close, often without our knowledge or consent. Some we can choose to go through […]
The Scottish-American naturalist John Muir, himself a big proponent of spending time cavorting about in nature, famously said, “Keep close to nature’s heart, break clear away once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. […]
The rise and fall of the seas are caused by gravitational forces exerted on our planet by our Sun and Moon, combined with the rotation of the Earth as we hurtle through space at a thousand miles an hour. It’s […]
It’s pretty typical of this time of year, that we would be anxious to be outside; craving fresh air, the sun on our faces, the sand beneath our feet, and the wind in our hair. It’s a common sentiment, especially […]
With the technological advances of the past decade or so, we have all become accustomed to, if not reliant on, being entertained at a moment’s notice—on demand if you will. The death of boredom due to the pervasiveness of smart […]
First of all, let’s get this out of the way, straight out of the gate—we are not all in this together. This isn’t a Zoom call, not a Very Brady After School Special, and we are not all living in […]
the 1968 classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. David Bowman confronts an antiseptic environment entirely controlled by Hal, the ship’s onboard computer. Due to a malfunction, Hal erroneously perceives the humans on board his spaceship as a threat to his […]
it comes to trust, we tend to start small. We begin with a smile, work our way up to a handshake, progress to a nudge and for those with whom we are truly intimate, we share a hug or a […]
what very much felt like the blink of an eye, our world has changed—seemingly overnight. One day we were traveling to work on crowded streets, thinking about Chipotle and zoning out on the tail lights of the car in front […]
