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‘’Simplicity: The key for longevity’’
In 2004 during his exploration journal, Scientist and National Geographic explorer, Dan Buettner, came up with an odd discovery: He...
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Feb 45 min read
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The story of Backpack Brothers.
More and more people nowadays have started volunteering and have given a lot of their time and energy to help those in need. A really...
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Dec 13, 20243 min read
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"How we define time. Our memory system and time perception,during lockdown years"
Recently, my attention was grabbed by conversations about an issue that seems to concern many people around me: How we define time...
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Nov 19, 20244 min read
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Mental health matters.
The 10th of October is the International Day for Global Mental Health education, advocacy and awareness against social stigma. In the...
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Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Mahatma Gandhi
Born: 02/10/1869 Died: 30/01/1948 Nationality: Indian Mahatma Gandhi, was a prominent Indian political leader who campaigned for Indian...
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Jul 22, 20241 min read
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Second generations in Europe: a legislative, moral, psychological and personal gaze
Nowadays, it is pretty common to hear about “second generation”, especially in newspapers or the news, but whom exactly are we referring...
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May 17, 202312 min read
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Trash & Art: how to combine recycling and creativity
Nowadays, the awareness of waste's massive impact on our lives and the planet is widely spreading. Humans produce millions of tons of...
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May 4, 20236 min read
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Biophilic design: how urban cities could reconnect with nature
Nowadays, living in cities for many has become synonymous with a hectic, chaotic and often stressful life. For an urban citizen even...
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Apr 11, 20235 min read
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Riace Model: immigration as an opportunity to give new life to uninhabited areas
Two of the greatest problems that not only Europe, but also the whole world faces today, are the depopulation of uninhabited areas (the...
Utopia 500
Mar 15, 20235 min read
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Intersectionality: how to re-think privilege and oppression
The idea that a person's identity has to be as coherent, solid, and monolithic as possible is still widely spread. Therefore, it is...
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Mar 3, 20234 min read
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Ecovillages: between utopia and reality
Some consider life in ecovillages the greatest utopia of our time, inspired by a rather radical concept of ecological sustainability. For...
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Feb 2, 20234 min read
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James Baldwin: A Hero That Shines Like the Sun
“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people take and people are as free as they want to be. One...
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Jan 13, 20235 min read
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Fast fashion: why is it a problem?
Every year we bring more than 100 billion new garments into the world, and every second a truckload of textiles is burned or sent to...
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Jan 5, 20235 min read
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Ara Güler and His Magical Photography
Ara Güler is one of the most valuable names in Turkey and the greatest figure in Turkish photography as well as photojournalism, whose...
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Dec 9, 20225 min read
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Anthropocene and Art
Climate Change is a threat that negatively affects the world and all living things in it. It is not only an atmospheric phenomenon but...
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Nov 18, 20224 min read
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