With people spending more time at home and coping with rising mental health issues, Headspace and Netflix have teamed up to bring meditation and mindfulness to new audiences. The tie-up makes new wellness habits easy to explore by living on the popular streaming platform.

Whether it’s celebrities reading meditative bedtime stories or the countless self-care routines posted on Instagram, mindfulness has been a popular coping strategy during the pandemic. But a study reveals that these practices aren’t necessarily assisting people during stressful moments.

There have been countless headlines about the dangers of smartphone addiction, but what benefits could these devices have on our mental state? Canvas8 spoke to Dr. Shiri Melumad, a marketing professor at the Wharton School, about how our phones can provide comfort in times of stress.

What does a lack of IRL interaction mean for virtual communities? Can influencers remain apolitical? How can Big Tech firms win back people’s trust? In this part of the 2021 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about how communications are shifting in the wake of a crisis-filled year.