Nicholas Lising-White is a behavioural analyst at Canvas8. With a degree in human geography from UCL, he is interested in the impact of differing cultural conditions on human behaviour. Outside of work, he can be found meandering between cafes on his bike, testing his culinary skills, and intermittently pottering around a rugby pitch.

People are mining the past for stable comfort 

Ultra Cosy 

People are looking for a visceral reprieve from the permacrisis

Essential Escapism

United States

Music, radio, and podcasts

Vinyl record sales in the US have grown for the 18th year in a row and outpaced digital audio consumption by some margin in 2022. With popular discourse often dominated by technological advancement and how it might optimise people’s time, they’re still looking for ways to unplug and slow down.