About a year ago, teenager Anastasia Vlasova started seeing a therapist. She had developed an eating disorder, and had a clear idea of what led to it: her time on Instagram. She joined the platform at 13, and eventually was spending three hours a day entranced by the seemingly perfect […]
Day: September 17, 2021
Reinvent or die: Cuban private sector in face of pandemic’s impact
The pandemic has had a different impact on the different private businesses in Cuba: where some have had economic losses, others have taken advantage of the crisis to grow in the last year and a half. The Swing Habana Bar has been closed for two years. It is a benchmark […]
Food systems and the bioeconomy
Wagyu beef. Credit: Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened our focus on food—whether it be due to concerns relating to supply chain integrity, the viability of rural communities, or a rediscovery of home-cooking during lock-down. Now more than ever, modern food systems must take into consideration the complexities of sustainably […]