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The Gut Brain
Scientists call it the enteric nervous system. It is a vast web of neurons threaded through the lining of the digestive tract. Researchers at Michigan State describe it as remarkably...
The Gut Brain
Scientists call it the enteric nervous system. It is a vast web of neurons threaded through the lining of the digestive tract. Researchers at Michigan State describe it as remarkably...
The Tree That Refuses To Be Rushed
Somewhere in a monsoon forest, in soil that alternates between drenched and cracked-dry, a teak tree is thriving. It is growing slowly, dropping its broad leaves every dry season, drawing...
The Tree That Refuses To Be Rushed
Somewhere in a monsoon forest, in soil that alternates between drenched and cracked-dry, a teak tree is thriving. It is growing slowly, dropping its broad leaves every dry season, drawing...
The Point of Being Plastic-Free
We rarely think about our furniture as something chemically active. While a finished piece may look completely settled the day it arrives, synthetic materials used in its construction keep doing...
The Point of Being Plastic-Free
We rarely think about our furniture as something chemically active. While a finished piece may look completely settled the day it arrives, synthetic materials used in its construction keep doing...
Furniture for Wellness
It's easy to think of the furniture around you as part of the backdrop, serving a single, mundane purpose. A chair becomes something to sit on, a coffee table to...
Furniture for Wellness
It's easy to think of the furniture around you as part of the backdrop, serving a single, mundane purpose. A chair becomes something to sit on, a coffee table to...
Two Brains Are Better Than One
We've all had a gut feeling before a big decision, or felt butterflies before something nerve-wracking. It turns out that's not just a figure of speech. There's a real, physical...
Two Brains Are Better Than One
We've all had a gut feeling before a big decision, or felt butterflies before something nerve-wracking. It turns out that's not just a figure of speech. There's a real, physical...
The Small Molecules Doing Big Work
We forget, most days, that breathing in a scent is a physical event. A few molecules drift into the nose, reach the olfactory receptors, and signal straight into the limbic...
The Small Molecules Doing Big Work
We forget, most days, that breathing in a scent is a physical event. A few molecules drift into the nose, reach the olfactory receptors, and signal straight into the limbic...