Each week, we share the top five articles that caught our attention. Here are your must-reads, published here and abroad, for the week of March 19, 2019.
Yes, the Internet can make us happier
Good news! Finally! After 30 years of existence, the Internet can indeed make us happy. But, according to economics professor and writer Tyler Cowen, it can only happen if we learn how to balance our desire for momentary happiness with our need for long-term satisfaction.
→ Read it on Bloomberg
Burying our memories. Literally.
Remember time capsules? In the era of Big Data, what value do our physical objects still hold? From the tin box you buried in your backyard to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway, our desire to honour what’s important to us has not changed.
→ Read it on Télérama (French)
Why you need breathing room in life
Abby Murray, Co-Founder and Marketing Director of Mortarr, shares her thoughts about women in business, being a mother and staying creative. Her advice for coping and even thriving? “Powerful things happen if we just give it some breathing room.”
→ Read it on Muse By Clio
An app that humanizes the homeless
Jonathan Kumar has created an app that’s aptly called Samaritan. The concept is simple: it helps you share information about and the specific needs of homeless people in your neighbourhood.
→ Read it on Le bonbon (French)
Are you more Cocoa Krispies or Froot Loops?
A perfect snack day or night, cereal has played an oversized role in many of our lives. Here’s a highly scientific, unimpeachable and 100% correct power ranking of cereals.
→ Read it on LA Times
In your earbuds: Ted Radio Hour
Hungry for fascinating ideas and astonishing inventions? The Ted Radio Hour podcast will inspire you with interviews that explore new ways of thinking and creating.
→ Listen to it on NPR
Instagram fave: Des fenêtres sur le Monde
In 2015, Joana and Éric set out in their van to explore the world and—and they’re still at it. If you need a break from end of winter, go exploring on their Instagram profile (and blog), which is luminous with all the colours of the world.
Photo: Justas Galaburda
