The Dérive An unplanned journey through a urban landscape

A dérive is an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban, on which the subtle aesthetic contours of the surrounding architecture and geography subconsciously direct the travelers with the ultimate goal of encountering an entirely new and authentic experience. Status: a collection of notes that needs thinking through and rewriting. Guy Debord, a French Marxist, … Continue reading The Dérive An unplanned journey through a urban landscape

The Science and Benefits of Walking ** We are more creative when walking than sitting down

According to a Stanford University study, conducted by Marily Oppezzo and Daniel L. Schwartz, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology in 2014 we are more creative when walking than sitting down. [rewrite from here on down] The goal of the research was to assess the impact that walking had on creative thinking. For this study, the … Continue reading The Science and Benefits of Walking ** We are more creative when walking than sitting down