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Mark Wales is a contributing writer for GOOD, residing in Los Angeles, California, who specializes in stories on science and culture.

  • Navy Seal, training, fatherhood, stress, mindfulness, life hack, special forces
    Photo credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Brett Cote Wikimedia Commons – Image from Canva (kali9) – Water training and father with daughter.
    Culture

    Navy SEAL recommends this mindfulness trick for parents to keep their cool

    Mark Wales

    10/13/2025
  • concrete, EC3, battery, concrete battery, prototype, MIT, scientists, science
    Photo credit: Image courtesy of MIT EC³ Hub – A concrete battery-based prototype in arch structure.
    Editorial, Featured, Science & Tech

    Solar power times 10: MIT’s new concrete battery may revolutionize green energy storage

    Mark Wales

    10/10/2025
  • Jeff Bridges, Jimmy Kimmel Live, celebrity, The Dude, The Big Lebowski, Oscar-winning actor, ICE, Trump
    Photo credit: Image via YouTube from Jimmy Kimmel Live – Jeff Bridges performs 'The Dude' on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
    Culture

    Jeff Bridges revives classic ‘The Dude’ Lebowski character to tell Americans to ‘calm down’

    Mark Wales

    10/9/2025
  • self-care, doomscrolling, mental health, habits, addiction, phone, technology
    Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – One woman scrolls, the other reads.
    Culture, Everyday Economics, Money

    People committed to ‘simple living’ share the 7 things you can do instead of doomscrolling

    Mark Wales

    10/8/2025
  • woman, journaling, mindfulness, mental health, happiness
    Photo credit: Image via Canva – Photo by TrueCreatives – Woman journaling on balcony with a mountain view.
    Exploration, Life hacks, Science

    Simple neuroscience hack trains your brain to find happiness and positivity everywhere

    Mark Wales

    10/8/2025
  • future trends, current trends, reddit, redditors, interesting questions, socially accepted, thought experiment
    Photo credit: Images via Canva – Photos by D-Keine and Neirfy – Man prepares for plastic surgery and fossil fuels burning.
    Culture

    10 things people do today that people in the future will think are ‘ridiculous’

    Mark Wales

    10/6/2025
  • science, earth's rotation, astrophysicist, geophysicists, time, daylight, week, circadian
    Photo credit: Image via Canva – Earth and star rotation.
    News, Science, World

    So long, 24-hour days. Astrophysicist warns the shortest day in history is weeks away.

    Mark Wales

    10/3/2025
  • community, self esteem, social situation, body language, communication, behavior, attractive people
    Photo credit: Image via Canva – Photo by AntonioGuillem – Awkward conversation
    Health, Life hacks, Well-being

    7 conversational hand grenades that can destroy any social situation

    Mark Wales

    9/30/2025
  • President, Donald J. Trump, Trump, forest, national forest, Roadless Rule, roll back
    Photo credit: Portrait from the Library of Congress by Daniel Torok, Image via Canva – Photo by PavelS – President Donald J. Trump and photo of a forest.
    Environment

    Public united and adamantly opposes Trump’s plan to roll back the Roadless Rule

    Mark Wales

    9/26/2025
  • mini retirement, sabbatical, time off, vacation, work break, career break, mental health, generations
    Photo credit: Image via Canva – Photo by Rido – Young couple on vacation.
    Life hacks

    New trend has workers blowing their savings in favor of enjoying ‘mini-retirements’

    Mark Wales

    9/25/2025
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