Europe is drying out. A shortage of rain in combination with lots of vaporization causes water shortages. The demand for water in the Netherlands is bigger than the supply through rain and rivers. The Netherlands is going to take measures in the coming weeks to divide the water. What’s going on? A European Problem From... Continue Reading →

LSD, psilocybin, DMT, and mescaline, are all psychedelic substances that can lead to mystical experiences and/or a closer connection to the world. People who use these substances often describe feeling more in touch with themselves and the world around them. And by that, I do not only mean fellow humans, but everything: fellow humans, animals,... Continue Reading →

The name we gave ourselves, the Wise Humans, or Homo Sapiens, is maybe exaggerated. Yes, you could argue that we are pretty smart. We have built cars and planes to transport us, houses to keep us warm, rockets to fly us into space, and social systems that support our society. But are we really wise?... Continue Reading →

This story is about the coffee production of smallholders in Guatemala. Guatemala is an unequal country with a lot of contrast. Smallholders produce a large part of the food and a significant amount of the coffee Guatemala exports. Most are tiny farms:  the areas where they grow coffee are very small. The possibilities for them to... Continue Reading →

It feels like ten years ago. Getting drunk in the city center with your friends. Forgetting about all your duties. Just living in the moment. For a long time, this has been put on a hold due to corona. But now, the corona restrictions are as good as gone. And coincidentally, it is also carnaval.... Continue Reading →

If you have ever lived, you know life is suffering. We are condemned with the self-consciousness of our own mortality. There are many good moments in life, as well as many horrific. Every being suffers. We will never make it out alive. We’re all in. Now confronted with this, what can we do?  We cannot... Continue Reading →

We tend to look back at times of slavery and war and look down on the civilizations that caused it. We think of ourselves, at least in the West, as the most morally responsible civilization to ever exist. But what if this is not the case? What if, at this moment, we are carrying out... Continue Reading →