“Why do certain environments feel good? Why do some spaces create a sense of calm or connection, while others don’t?” wondered long-time design industry executive Linda Kafka. Her answer came in 2019 at an early neuroasthetic exhibition within a major European design expo. Kafka went on to create and lead the online professional training program, NeuroDesign Academy for architects, interior designers, builders and other interested construction-related professionals. “Our homes are no longer just a place to live. They are environments that shape how we regulate, recover and connect,” she observes. So what is neuro-based home design and how can it…

In her introductory remarks to her Annual Report to Congress, Erin Collins, the National Taxpayer Advocate, touted IRS successes following the pandemic, suggesting that the most recent filing season was the “smoothest yet.” For most Americans, she notes, the annual filing season is the only time they interact with the IRS—that makes it imperative for the IRS to get it right. Collins says that IRS employees did get it right this year, collecting approximately $5 trillion in revenue, processing around 180 million income tax returns, and over five billion information forms. Most taxpayers filed their returns, paid their taxes, or…