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6 Ways To Design For Social Connection And Community

How the built environment can help heal and prevent loneliness. By Erin Peavey In a time of hyper-connection and communication, recent surveys find that approximately half of U.S. adults are experiencing loneliness and lacking connection….


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Ekweremadu: A Long Road To Jail

By Idowu Abdullahi Choices bind everything in life. The one taken by former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, in June 2022, has now earned him 10 years jail term. A United Kingdom court on Friday…


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The New Psychology Of Belonging

Belonging isn’t just a need, but a right. By Kim Samuel This year marks 80 years since Abraham Maslow published his “Theory of Human Motivation” in Psychological Review. The article reshaped psychology—as well as fields…


National population and housing census

A Census We Don’t Count On

By Simon Kolawole The national population and housing census, so central to planning in modern societies, is one of the most politically volatile aspects of the Nigerian nationhood. I can safely predict that no matter…



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Achraf Hakimi, Pareto Principle, And Marriage

When the Italian economist and sociologist – Vilfredo Pareto, known for his theory on mass and elite interaction as well as for his application of mathematics to economic analysis, developed the Pareto Principle, I guess…



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The Unexpected Upside Of Getting A Prenup

By Kara M. Bellew Wedding planning is a joyous, albeit often stressful, time for an engaged couple. Pre-wedding plans can include a laundry list of to-do items, such as where and when to get married,…