David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
Unleash Your Inner Festival: Why It’s Awesome to Have a Woodstock in Your Head (And How to Cultivate It!)
The vibrant inner world fueled by imagination is a precious thing. It allows us to escape the ordinary, boost creativity, enhance emotional well-being, and sharpen cognitive skills. Embracing daydreaming, feeding curiosity, engaging senses, expressing creativity, and practicing mindfulness nurtures this inner festival, a unique and boundless space for joy and creativity.
Flower Power to Green Living: The Hippie Movement at 60
In the midst of the 1960s, the hippie movement emerged, driven by a desire for peace and social justice. Rejecting conventionality, hippies embraced communal living and environmental awareness, leaving a lasting impact on society. Their legacy lives on in today’s focus on sustainability, social activism, and the pursuit of peace and harmony.
The Hippie Counterculture Revolution: A Cultural Shift
The 1960s wasn’t just a decade of change, it was a cultural revolution. At the heart of this movement stood the hippies, a generation known for their idealism, free-spiritedness, and countercultural beliefs. But what exactly did the hippie counterculture represent?…
Unraveling the Tapestry of Hippies: Beyond Stereotypes and Popular Narratives
The hippies of the 1960s and 1970s, their movement continues to spark curiosity and debate, often reduced to caricature and simplistic representations. While tie-dye shirts, psychedelic music and recreational drugs were part of the scene, these elements paint only a…
Roosevelt Island Story: Abbie Hoffman & Me vs The Wild Paranoia
I never thought I shared a talent for spurring wild paranoia with Abbie Hoffman. But the similarities, even nearly six decades later, are inescapable – if on a ridiculously smaller scale. Hoffman shook up Nixon’s White House. All I rattled…
What influence did hippie fashion have on how we dress now?
During the 1960s, hippie fashion emerged as a unique countercultural phenomenon that challenged traditional norms and values by embracing individualism, peace and equality. The origins of the movement can be traced back to the Beat Generation of the 1950s. Beats…
How Hippies Saved Physics and the Modern World for Peace
For generations, physics seemed far outside the realm of everyday people. So, few noticed when hippies saved physics from becoming exclusively a tool of war. But, in the late 1960s, hippies across America began developing their own interpretations of this…
Are Hippies Still Around? You Might Be Surprised
Are hippies still around? In today’s busy world, it may be hard to imagine that the era of peace and love is still around – but believe it or not, they are. While things have certainly changed since their heyday…
Why did the counterculture start? How it’s reflected today
In the late 1960s, young people across America were rebelling against the “square” Establishment. They started the counterculture movement with changes in music, fashion, and lifestyle. But why did this counterculture start? Let’s take a look at the reasons behind…
Will the Hippies Come Back? A Look at the Modern Hippie Movement
The Hippie movement of the 1960s and 1970s challenged societal norms and embraced peace, love, and equality. Today’s “modern hippies” prioritize environmental sustainability, social justice, and personal freedom. While not identical to their predecessors, they seek a more meaningful and authentic way of life. The enduring appeal of their core principles suggests a lasting influence.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor