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Long seen as a way to express thoughts and emotions, art has also been used as a therapy tool starting in the 20th century. Experts cite art's ability to alleviate stress and it's function as an outlet for negative emotions. Adrian Hill is generally known as
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When you think of meditation, images of monks focusing in silence or a room filled with rhythmic humming may come to mind. However, the Jangchub Choeling Nunnery recently displayed a much more visual form of mediation at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. In celebration of the opening of the “Tibetan
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When staring out of the window of a car, I often find myself becoming lost in the world outside my window. Before I know it, time has past and I'm at my destination. A similar effect can be seen when observing art in a more controlled environment as
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To learn more about what its like to drive with children, I sat down with some of the survey respondents to gather specific stories. I was able to connect with three parents with varying social backgrounds, ages, and number of children. What was the best long car ride with kids
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During the month of September, the Local Loops team carried out primary research across nine different focus areas. These included site visits, interviews, and a make method. Although not every member was a part of each area, we shared all of our research, data, and insights to form a cohesive
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I chose this specific article because I wanted to look at the circular economy with a feminist lens. In my time as a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality major, we studied how gender impacts everything and the circular economy is no exception. It is a fact that shopping, cooking, caring,
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When thinking specifically about plastic intimacy, I wanted to learn focus on children. UNICEF, the United Nation Children’s Fund, provides humanitarian aid to children around the world. They released this 84 page report in 2024 that documents the effects of plastic pollution on children in different parts of the
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When thinking about my special interest in the intimacy of plastic in our everyday lives, a big portion that came up was the beauty industry. Nearly all beauty products are single-use and meant to be thrown away. This includes things like makeup, skincare, shampoo bottles, perfume, deodorant, lotions, and more.
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This article highlights the role of psychological framing and self-efficacy in promoting pro-environmental behaviors, which is particularly relevant to my capstone work on circular economies. I found it compelling that making plastic pollution feel personally immediate—reducing psychological distance—can increase engagement and motivate action. For me, this raises both
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I find this especially relevant because it disrupts the oversimplified narrative that reducing individual consumption alone can solve the plastics crisis. What struck me most was the emphasis on how plastics exist in tangled networks of production, markets, social interactions, and culture. This aligns with my growing realization that any
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Spotify Wrapped? Nah. Make way for "Plastic Wrapped." "Plastic Wrapped" is meant to help users know exactly how much plastic they come into contact with. Like Spotify, it tracks how much plastic each user touches daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. Some things it could collect data
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This study is written by Leave No Trace, an organization that is dedicated to protecting the outdoors through science-based education to inspire responsible recreation. The paper goes over multiple studies that cover seven principles, called “leave no trace”, that serve as guidelines for responsible recreation, which includes: (1) plan ahead