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Believing in either synchronicity or coincidence: Are the two approaches really so different?

When something in our daily lives catches our attention and it seems eerily related to something we are going through in our own lives, for some it may be synchronicity, a kind of sign; for others mere coincidence. Can we go beyond being one or the other? Should the two approaches be opposed to each other? We talk to four different experts with four different backgrounds on the meaning of synchronicity in our lives.

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Early birds: swans in early morning light

Early bird: Time to rethink our meaning of early rising? Camilla Kring of the B-Society tells all

If we want to have a successful day, we have to get up early, right? After all, the early bird catches the worm. But one initiative in Denmark shows us a different perspective. One that can be good for our productivity, health, businesses and schools. We talked to Camilla Kring: This is the story of the B-Society.

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A window with curtains and a breeze: keeping cool in the heat

Before air conditioning (BAC): How did we ever keep our homes cool in the sweltering heat?

Once upon a time – let’s call it before air conditioning (BAC) – we kept our homes cool in the summer without electricity. Even in the desert. Nowadays we can’t imagine life without air conditioning. Despite the electricity bills and links to poor health and, ironically, to global warming itself. From Indian skywells to Middle Eastern windcatchers: Can we learn from age-old passive cooling methods?

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Microbiome and red apples on a tree

Is a natural apple healthier than a ‘conventional’ one? Marco van Es about the bigger picture

Is a naturally-grown apple really that much healthier than a conventional one? We talk to Marco van Es of Bac2nature. His research foundation links crop soil, the microbiome, the quality of our immune system, and our health. Turns out, for more and more experts like van Es: It really is about the bigger picture.

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A colourful meal with vegetables only

The new magical world of vegetable cuisine: An interview with Vegetable Chef Frank Fol

Not so long ago, we might have thought that a plant-based meal was missing something. Or that it was unhealthy. Can we change our views about food? Globally-renowned vegetable chef Frank Fol says we can and we are. Here he tells us about a whole new cuisine of taste, colour and magic: in our best restaurants and in our kitchens at home. A new world, he says, that is here to stay.

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