In some countries, it’s not unusual to visit a sauna with colleagues. For foreigners new to the practice, it can be a shock.
Communal Luxury: The Public Bathhouse
Throughout history, people have bathed in public rather than in private. Should we bring back the public bathhouse for the sake of sustainability?
Food scraps and mushrooms: the closed-loop garden behind the world’s first community-powered sauna
R-Urban Poplar in London is a ‘living lab’ where locals can experiment with ways of taking charge of their food supply
‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle
The tube cannot easily be adapted to cope with heatwaves, making conditions almost unbearable
Inside Facebook's African Sweatshop
Workers in the Nairobi office are among the lowest-paid workers for the platform anywhere in the world
How the UK's extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con
Should we embrace air conditioning despite its costs and consequences?
Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll
War das Mittelalter SCHMUTZIG? | Stimmt es, dass ...? | ARTE
How bathroom posture affects your health.
Shortly before Christmas in 1978, the leader of the free world came down with a severe case of hemorrhoids. The pain was so bad that President Carter...
What's More Distracting Than A Noisy Co-Worker? Turns Out, Not Much
Open offices are often said to promote teamwork and communication, but the benefits come with a drawback. Office workers are also distracted by coughs, loud conversations and other annoying noises.
50 Years of Travel Tips
I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years. So now I’ve got a few tips. There are two modes of travel; retreat or engage. People often travel to escape the routines of work, to recharge, relax, reinvigorate, and replenish … Continue reading →
Why cities are full of uncomfortable benches
That Daily Shower Can Be a Killer (Published 2013)
The secret to longer life may be to pay more attention to hazards that carry a low risk but are encountered frequently than to worry about catastrophic events like plane crashes.
Toronto seniors are feeling the heat | The Narwhal
This won’t be Ontario’s last hot summer, but many older adults and seniors still lack proper cooling spaces
Trickle-down workaholism in startups
“And then I said anyone not willing to break their backs working for me was a tourist!”If you want to understand why so many startups become infected with unhealthy work habits, or outright workaho…
