Are locals turning on nomads?

Plus: What therapists treating immigrants hear

NOMAD LIFESTYLE

🧳 Nomads are getting caught in the war on tourism

As countries welcome remote workers and push back on mass tourism, nomads are stuck in the middle—wanted for their wallets, questioned for their presence.

Fiona Harrigan for Reason

GLOBAL MOBILITY

👂 What therapists treating immigrants hear

Between cultures, languages, and legal systems, immigrants often carry invisible burdens. In the therapist’s chair, the work begins at the intersection of healing and survival.

Geraldo Cadava for The New Yorker

NETWORKED SOCIETIES

🏡 Townshifting in the rural Balkans

From pop-up villages to slow nomad hubs, new community formats are taking root in overlooked towns—reshaping the future from the countryside out.

Sergey Dmitriev on Medium

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FUTURE OF WORK

🤡 Work is getting weird

As AI eats the boring stuff, the most human jobs left might be weird, joyful, and deeply unserious.

Dror Poleg for drorpoleg.com

TRANSPORT

✈️ How aircraft designers are beating rising turbulence

With climate change making skies rougher, engineers are rethinking wings, sensors, and flight paths to keep air travel smooth.

Philip Maughan for BBC Future

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