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Norway

Cruising from Southampton around Norway on P&O’s Ioana for 7 nights my rough itinerary is below followed by a custom map I created. Sat 4th May – Embarkation Sun 5th May – At Sea...

The power of time off

Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off ...

Why we make bad financial choices — even when we know better

We all know we should spend less and save more, yet many of us struggle to do it and blame ourselves. Turns out, our environment is what we really need to change, and behavioral scientist Wendy De La ...

User-Fudged Experiences Push UX 2022

A bit of an insight into the world of customer behaviour and user experience. Customers can interact with businesses in weird and wonderful ways but there’s usually a reason. Understanding those rea...

Learn the perfect hormonal time to sleep, eat and have sex

We all have a chronotype – a rhythmic pattern in our body that determines the best time for us to sleep, eat, exercise, have sex and so much more says sleep expert Dr. Michael Breus. In his info...

Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

Was 2017 really the “worst year ever,” as some would have us believe? In his analysis of recent data on homicide, war, poverty, pollution and more, psychologist Steven Pinker finds that we...

The future will be shaped by optimists

“Every great and difficult thing has required a strong sense of optimism,” says editor and author Kevin Kelly, who believes that we have a moral obligation to be optimistic. Tracing humani...