All over the world, scientists are conducting fascinating research about what makes us human. Dr. Sarah M. Pope, Ph.D. or @sezdoesscience, studies Cultural Psychology in the Congo Basin, looking at how culture and environment shape how we acquire knowledge and understanding through our sensory experiences.
Have you thought about moving? Starting fresh and learning a new culture? For Kristin Ramsey, leaving Canada and immersing herself in Helsinki, Finland, wasn’t just about living someplace new but exploring her own identity in a new way. Curious?
Bryan Nee wants to know the last time you did something that scared the shit out of you? Our Head of Customer Experience at LOJEL upended his life in the United States to pursue an uncharted path in corporate culture and comedy in Hong Kong.
“It took me at least three years, possibly longer, to realize that I suffered from an imposter syndrome”, writes Justin Elliott Ramsey, a Black curator exploring his role in the art world. “I can affirm I am comfortable being who I am: a mixed-race, nonbinary person who will never quite fit in anywhere.”
“Deforesters do not quarantine,” reads a text from a friend. From her rooftop, a journalist finds moments of calm as she navigates local communities in need, environmental issues and complicated politics during the pandemic.
A 105-year-old tempura restaurant’s doors are open and beckoning hungry office workers. Our writer is drawn in by the delicious smells but is questioning while she places her order, whether Tokoyites are taking the threat of COVID-19 seriously enough.
As the world closed its borders, our contributor shares her unique experience inside bizarre-like-tests, quarantine and avoiding human contact on her journey home to Shanghai during COVID-19.
From frequent travel to stillness — travel journalist Sophy Roberts is used to venturing to parts of the world most people don’t. Now homebound due to COVID-19 she shares how she’s adjusting and where she’s finding moments of optimism.
In Lagos, Nigeria, poverty and a lack of health support make living under lockdown extremely difficult. A bit of hope and small deliveries of food are helping people survive until life can return to normal.
For people living in Beirut, Lebanon amid COVID-19, something new and beautiful has joined their daily rituals. Birdsong greets the sunrise and sunset and is the reassuring sound of nature refusing to be locked down.
