Monthly roundup: July

Spray-on sneakers, social prescriptions, reality-shifting and more.

Swiss brand On debuts “spray-on” sneakers at the Paris Olympics using its new technology, Lightspray, explains Dezeen.
Social prescriptions—including volunteer work to art classes—are said to boost health benefits and potentially help with pain, the BBC investigates.
Over the summer, Copenhagen launches ‘CopenPay’ scheme aimed at rewarding tourists for contributive and good behavior, according to CN Traveler.
More research points to adults wanting a child-free life, with 57% Americans saying they simply didn’t want them reports the New York Times.
A Dutch gallery showcases a sensorial curation to heighten the experience for people with dementia through color and scent, says the Guardian.
The mantra of the skin-brain connection continues through a new generation of “neurocosmetics” as per the Atlantic.
Grief tech is implemented by a dying man spending his final weeks creating an AI version of himself to keep his wife company, reports the Independent.
Dazed Digital investigates a new strain of Gen Z spiritualism that is “reality shifting.”