Science & Tech
People need more and more energy to power their everyday lives. Unfortunately, fossil fuels and coal are not renewable or clean energy sources. Wind, solar, and hydro are but they require specific conditions and can be difficult to scale up. Nuclear power is also an option but the byproduct is
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This article introduces the idea of a circular bioeconomy. It is driven by biodegradable materials that return to nature to be recycled into organic matter. Instead of remaining in the hands of humans to be repurposed, products in the bioeconomy are designed to integrate seamlessly into the environment the way
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I remember reading somewhere that scientists discovered some bugs that could eat plastic. Well, not bugs exactly. Worms. Although I clicked on this article with a positive outlook, the experiment ultimately falls short on solving our plastic problem. From a ScienceNews article referencing Gicole et al., (2024): "A new
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You know how in Star Trek, they have this special machine that magically creates the food from nothing? That was what I was thinking about. Besides creating food and water, the Replicator is also a recycling device. Any leftover food and cutlery could be placed back inside and turned into
Business
I am curious as to how businesses are preparing for climate change. This article by HBS is a very introductory guide to how businesses can fight back against climate change and “do what’s right.” From Cote (2024): "A 2023 survey (pdf) from the Edelman Trust Institute reports that
Business
I was in China for two weeks over the summer and the cultural difference around electric vehicles was a shock to me. Walking around in Chengdu, at least half of all the cars in the streets are EVs. And all of the city buses already are. How did China carve
Business
So many of the companies seem to suck at sustainability. Or they think that implementing a band-aid solution makes them sustainable. I wonder what business.com has to say about this? From Hendricks (2024): "To Rex Freiberger, CEO of Superlativ Media, a sustainable business model generates value for everyone
Arts & Lifestyle
As humans, we oftentimes turn to other mediums to express how we’re feeling. For me, some days I doodle. Other days I play the guitar. I believe that art, in all of its genres, is able to articulate complicated feelings in ways that words can’t. Especially after traumatic
Arts & Lifestyle
AI is all the rage these days, so I was wondering how it’s affecting the art and museum business. I was surprised to learn about museum sustainability, how politics affect exhibitions, and the evolution taking shape. From Christopher Hawthorne at The New York Times: "In recent months a
Special Interest
I find this especially relevant because it disrupts the oversimplified narrative that reducing individual consumption alone can solve the plastics crisis. What struck me most was the emphasis on how plastics exist in tangled networks of production, markets, social interactions, and culture. This aligns with my growing realization that any
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I grew up with this gourd toy and when I saw an instagram post describing this project, I immediately knew I had to learn more. Gourds are very popular in East Asia. We have instruments made of them, they show up in fantasy novels, and they are well-loved children’s
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According to NPR, “less than 10 percent of plastic has ever been recycled. But the public has known little about these difficulties” (Sullivan, 2020). The Plastic Trail is a game that is designed to solve exactly this: how can we better inform the public on where their plastic items go?