Warren Bischoff

Aug 19, 2021

The Labor Shortage is the Catalyst for Sustained Inflation

The pandemic may be transitory, but the inflation is here to stay — The term labor-shortage has become quite popular in our vernacular, making headlines almost daily. Its effects are extremely visible in the American economy, and this shortage is now impacting all industries, whether directly or indirectly. Like in a natural ecosystem, the smallest participants play a critical role in supporting the…

Labor

7 min read

Apr 26, 2021

‘MUSE’ Sells First NFT Tree House

8.28 Ethereum for 0.2 Acres in Arkansas — Press Release: First Real Estate Sale Tokenized on Ethereum BOSTON. In a first for the rapidly booming NFT world, MUSE has sold the first ever tokenized real estate. While others have announced auctions, like the house for sale in California or digital Mars House, the MUSE sale marks the first successful transfer of real world NFT real estate. Terrapin…

Ethereum

2 min read

Apr 23, 2021

Emotional Photographs from the Hong Kong Protests

I arrived in Hong Kong the day the violence peaked. — From the moment I arrived I could tell the city had changed drastically since my last visit only a year prior. As the airport bus pulled into Kowloon I spotted the first of many riot control soldiers. While at a red light I witnessed a direct standoff between a protestor…

Hong Kong

3 min read

Mar 12, 2021

Finally, a Neutral Argument on NFTs

A deeper look at the arguments and counter arguments suffocating the NFT space — As the hype of NFT crypto art has inevitably blown to out-of-this-world proportions, valid arguments have arisen from both sides. It is an unavoidable fact that every cryptocurrency transaction entails a considerable amount of electricity usage, and as a result, a large carbon footprint. On the flip side, thousands of…

Nft

5 min read

Mar 9, 2021

Introducing the Ethereal Place

The Ethereal Network Surfer — What it is, and why we need it — The Ethereal Network is a web of creativity hosted on the Muse platform, made possible by the Ethereum blockchain. Muse seeks to inspire the artist within everyone. Our multiversal gallery bridges the gap between known realities such as the physical world, digital realm, and ethereal plane. The Ethereal Place is…

Art

4 min read

Feb 23, 2021

Avoiding the Sedentary Lifestyle in Quarantine

How to stay active, even in your 100 sq. foot apartment — A sedentary lifestyle involves little to no physical activity, with most of one’s time spent socializing, consuming food and media, or browsing a smartphone. While it is important to rest on occasion, the negative risks of leading a sedentary lifestyle are worth considering. Studies have shown that obesity, type II…

Lifestyle

4 min read

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·Feb 21, 2021

How to Buy or Create Your First NFT

Crypto NFT art is the new high-growth asset class — As you may have read in the crypto news, developers of decentralized applications on the Ethereum blockchain have recently enabled the tokenization of digital art and other collectible virtual items. In the same way that cryptocurrencies have value despite no real, physical backing, digital art ‘Non-Fungible Tokens’ have already…

Cryptocurrency

6 min read

Feb 21, 2021

I am a firm believer that it is better to spend money on experiences than on material goods. I can’t help but see material accumulation as a way to fill a void, which in reality can only be filled by real moments of life.

Money Only Has Value When Spent

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Auriane Alix

If these 'real moments of life' are purchased in the same way as material goods, then is that not…

If these 'real moments of life' are purchased in the same way as material goods, then is that not also a way of filling the void? When Henry David Thoreau describes the meaning of life he would disagree that real life moments can be purchased. He would argue instead that…

1 min read

Feb 20, 2021

Herd Immunity on Campus

As university students undergo their third semester of the COVID-era, a lot has been learned about the virus. I am senior at Boston College, studying marketing and entrepreneurship. To be completely honest, senior year has been quite dreadful. We live on the sixth floor of a completely full dorm building…

Covid 19

5 min read

Jan 28, 2021

Proposal for an airport coin/cryptocurrency exchange machine.

Millions of dollars worth of jet fuel is wasted each year carrying loose change in the pockets, bags, and wallets of airline passengers. This dense metallic weight adds up across the whole plane summing to a value that is certainly not negligible, especially over a full year with thousands of…

Travel

2 min read

Proposal for an airport coin/cryptocurrency exchange machine.