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  America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That’s Not a Coincidence.

  The Atlantic - By Hannah Seo

  Our relationship to nature and our relationships with one another are deeply intertwined. My Brooklyn apartment is designed for sterility. The windows have screens to keep out bugs; I chose my indoor plants specifically because they don’t attract pests. While commuting to other, similarly aseptic …

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  Urban Nature Experiences Reduce Stress in the Context of Daily Life Based on Salivary Biomarkers

  frontiersin.org

  Exposure to nature has great benefits (Hartig et al., 2011; Ward Thompson, 2011; Bratman et al., 2012; Haluza et al., 2014; van den Bosch and Ode …

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  Bringing nature inside can improve your health. Here’s how to do it.

  The Washington Post - By Stacey Colino

  If you’ve watched even a few minutes of HGTV or skimmed a handful of real estate listings, you’re likely acquainted with the notion of “bringing the outdoors in.” But the concept is much more than just a home decorating cliché. “As a species, we are part of the natural world and we have an inherent …

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  This Is How Long You Need To Go Outside To Improve Your Sleep

  HuffPost UK - Dayna McAlpine

  You can completely reset your body clock just by walking out your front door. Ah spring, at last. Warmer temperatures, brighter nights and for reason, …

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  The impact of contextual information on aesthetic engagement of artworks

  nature.com - Kohinoor M. Darda , Anjan Chatterjee

  Art is embedded in its historical, social, political, and cultural context, and rarely evaluated in isolation. The semantic context created by …

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  Nature Heals: A Renowned Doctor Explains Green Micro-Breaks And Nature’s Importance For Our Health

  Forbes - Nel-Olivia Waga

  In regards to evolution, our brains have not changed very much since pre-historic times when we were hunters and gatherers out in the wild nature. Today, however, most of us live in an urban setting and are dependent on digitalization. „In order to stimulate our pre-historic brains and to support …