Hyperlocal, green, happy — Cities should be smart, efficient spaces where we have everything at our doorstep. At least, in theory, or if you are lucky enough to live in the nicer areas of your town. Some cities feel more accommodating than others, and they all have different characters. But one thing is for…

The case of Bali — Are you working remotely due to the pandemic? Love it? Are you contemplating moving to a location that fits your personality and lifestyle requirements better? Now you can, but be mindful of where you go and how you go about it. You don’t want to end up bitterly staring into…

Here is what you can do instead — I’m sure I’m not the first person to tell you that the world's plastic problem is at a critical level today. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age to the Steel Age, we delineate society’s epochs by their primary material for fabrication. …

The Anthropocene is a lie — What baffles me the most about the debate around climate change is how science and hard facts got politicized from the get-go. The climate emergency is not up to debate. It is not a matter of what anyone believes. I get it. Some of our climate models and predictions can…

A geopolitical analysis and opinion — A few months after I was born, the Berlin wall fell. It is arguably the most important geopolitical event of our times. It was an end of an era, the era of separation, and the end of the cold war. In the aftermath, we have gained something invaluable. We have…

There is a war at my doorsteps in the twilight hours — There is a war at my doorsteps, in the twilight hours. I do not even know where to start. Maybe it would be helpful to say that I was very consciously not following the Ukraine-Russia conflict or anything Russia was doing. Suppose you asked me why I could not give…

Meet your forgotten muse — It’s been almost five whole minutes since you’ve had your last dose of outside stimuli. You sit on a bench, some cute-ass birds are singing their horny tunes, the sun is shining, and the early spring breeze plays with your hair. But do the birds and breeze and all this…

And leading scientists feel the same — Don't Look Up is a fictional satire, but it feels like the most accurate and expressive documentary about the climate crisis for climate scientists worldwide. It perfectly illustrates how the public treats facts and the frustration, despair, and anger we feel every waking moment of our lives. …

If you can't manage with a full-time job, it's not on you — Productivity gurus and the corporate world would have you believe that it's all your fault if you are not retired by the age of forty and do not make six figures. After all, we have built an equal opportunities society, in which all you have to do is be smart…