Separating the evidence-based practices from the wellness industry noise on one of health's most discussed topics
Sleep hygiene has become a sprawling wellness category encompassing everything from bedroom temperature to morning sunlight exposure, blue-light blocking glasses, sleep tracking de…
As monthly fees accumulate, research suggests a growing mismatch between subscriptions owned and subscriptions valued
The subscription economy has grown dramatically over the past decade. Software, streaming media, news, fitness, food, and clothing now offer — or insist on — monthly or annual bill…
A case for applications that keep your data on your device — and why more developers are building this way again
For fifteen years, software development has moved steadily toward the cloud. Applications store data on remote servers, sync across devices through centrally managed infrastructure…
The underground fungal web connecting forest trees raises questions about communication, cooperation, and the boundaries of individuality
Beneath the floor of any healthy forest lies an elaborate network of fungal filaments connecting the root systems of trees across hundreds of square metres. These mycorrhizal netwo…
Why handwritten correspondence is finding new relevance among people who have everything else
In an era saturated with instant messaging, email, and ephemeral social posts, a small but growing number of people have returned to writing letters by hand. This essay examines th…
How digital dispute portals, institutional incentives, and regulatory performance combine to systematically undermine the FCRA rights of American consumers
The Fair Credit Reporting Act grants American consumers a formal right to dispute inaccurate information held by consumer reporting agencies, but the procedural infrastructure thro…