Engaging With Conflict Is Central to Your Story—Here’s Why
When it comes to the interpersonal, it’s safe to say that neither avoiding nor stoking unnecessary discord is ideal when navigating relationships.
NUVO Essays
News Parody Sites Remind Us of What’s “Really” Important in a Post-Truth Age
Social commentary hilarity.
But—must reading the front page make us want to toss the newspaper away and cover our head with a soft blanket?
The Art and Economics of NFTs, Non-Fungible Tokens
Crypto collectibles.
On some level, this fetish of authenticity is difficult to fathom.
Some Technological Challenges, Solutions, and Implications of Vaccine Passports
After 18 months of lockdowns, work stoppages, and stay-at-home orders, you knew that sooner or later you’d actually have to prove that yes, you actually have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Inhabiting the Language of Grief and Joy After Difficult Times
If healing lives in language, how do we parse curative words from this tangle of collective trauma—from any trauma? What is there to say in the face of so much sorrow?
Why European Football’s Not So Super League Got Ejected Before It Even Started
Why Europe’s fans rejected this new league and what that means for the sport in general.
This Could Have Been an Email
How different generations communicate.
For working millennials, there is a general distaste for unnecessary communication—meetings or phone calls that could have been emails instead—but for older generations, there is an element of human warmth to small talk.
The Truth About Carbon Footprints
The “carbon footprint” represents the conceptual foundation of modern climate understanding.
How False Memories Shape Personal Identity
What does it mean to remember?
As more time passes, each memory becomes a recollection of a recollection, distorting with every iteration like a game of telephone.
