Raw-dogging travel is a thing, apparently

Plus, the science behind NYC’s superior bagels. (Spoiler: It’s not the tap water.) Learn for life? Yeah, being a nerd is cool again »]( [StackSkills]( [Advertise]( | [Talk To Us](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) | [Shop]( | [Unsubscribe]( [The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you.]( [/nope] [Inflight ‘raw dogging’: The bizarre new travel trend that’s creating a buzz | CNN]( [Inflight ‘raw dogging’: The bizarre new travel trend that’s creating a buzz]( “Michael Ceely once spent a four-hour flight just zoning out – no magazines, no movies, no podcasts, just looking out the window and watching the flight map. Ceely, a therapist in California who specializes in working with men, believed it was a form of digital detox and meditation. 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