Future Earth is a 10-year international program launched in 2012 at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio in response to urgent calls for international collaborative research to find solutions to challenges posed by newly identified global environmental changes, and to identify opportunities for a transition to global sustainability. Future Earth is co-designed and co-produced by academics, governments, business and civil society …
When in Rome, Follow Nokero’s Lead !
Last month Nokero won the Laudato SI’ Challenge Startup launched by Pope Francis calling humanity to work together in order to address climate change and involuntary migration. Steve Katasaros, founder of Nokero, will spend the summer in Rome with 12 other entrepreneurs of innovative and sustainable mid-stage startups from various countries who will receive mentorship and equity investment to expand their …
Super-Positive About The Future
A non-profit organization, human center, approach to solving poverty with profit presented by iDE Global‘s CEO, Tim Prewitt: Thinking about markets for the poor — using game theory Solving poverty is no game, but serious business. However, there’s a benefit to thinking about market systems in the terms of games like poker. Poker, for example, is what economists would consider a “zero-sum …
Self Reflected – A Scientific and Artistic Look Inside Your Brain
An unprecedented insight into the brain and itself … the neural choreographies of Self Reflected are designed to mirror the functioning of the viewer’s own mind: Inspired by the cutting edge of neuroscience and engineering to expand our understanding of the natural world, Dr. Greg Dunn, neuroscientist and artist, and Dr. Brian Edwards, physicist and artist create Self Reflected images. The images …
Tompkins Conservation: A Pure Legacy
Kris and Doug Tompkins’ love for the outdoors brought them to the corporate world but their business successes and continued passion for adventure brought them full circle back to nature. We, our children, and future generations are fortunate to have such exceptional philanthropists and activists who chose to step off the corporate ladder to focus on the preservation of the …
Sunshine to Clean Water
Brilliant Swedish biochemist, Petra Wadström, developed a simple, reliable, and affordable portable unit technology to provide clean water where water resources are scarce and prone to contamination. Each water purifying device contains a cloth filter to remove larger particles, and utilizes ultraviolet radiation to remove pathological contaminants. With an average lifespan of 7-10 years, the portable water purifier has been deliberately designed …
The Nature Fix
“One of the powers of nature is that it provides good metaphors for resiliency and living life, and there’s no metaphor stronger than running a river. Rivers hit all my buttons: fun, beauty, excitement, physical challenge, social engagement,” says Florence Williams in her second book: The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative. Florence Williams author of …
Yann Arthus-Bertrand – An Elevated Vision
Yann Arthus-Bertrand has committed his life to deepening our connections with the environment and one another. For years, I have found great inspiration in his work and have shared it with family, friends, co-workers, students, and now the PI community! As a dedicated aficionada, I have tried to keep track of Arthus-Bertrand’s on-going accomplishments. In an attempt to guide you through …
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
Innovations Inspired by Nature – What We Can Learn From the Genius that Surrounds Us Inspired by her backyard observations in Missoula, Montana, biologist and natural history writer, Janine Benyus, invented the word biomimicry in 1990. The publication of her book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature in 1997 introduced the world to the idea of applying natural principles to human problems. Since the …
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