Sustainability and Ecosystem

By embracing Earth as a critical zone and by shifting our desires towards a regenerative model, can we pave the way for a thriving future?

The idea of “desire path” well exemplifies the relationship between the urban planner and citizens. What is the touch point between these two worlds?

There is hardly any company now that does not talk about ESG and sustainability, and yet, the feeling is that no advancements are actually being made. What is standing in the way?

The train is undoubtedly a means of transport. But that's not all there is to it: the railway is a line that crosses borders, connects distant lands, and moves lives from villages to cities.

Before March 2020, the fashion, food, and air transportation industries were skyrocketing. Then, the sudden downfall came

Technology has made us obsessed with the fear of letting things go, but also more reflective about what we should keep, and why.

Whereas for the time being deep space is inaccessible, some people believe that aliens are out there waiting for us.

Over the last decade, climate change has become more and more present in newspapers and magazines. Here’s what’s changed.

In Antarctica the possibility of failing is not just a bitter feeling, it is a matter of life and death.

The ultimate urban design strategy attempting to provide residents with everything they need within 15 minutes of their homes.

The dilemma between endless human inventions and the responsibility of explaining how they should be treated to those who come after us.

On hyperfast delivery services, digital-only garments, data-driven variable fonts, and better tools for school at home.

The Galápagos archipelago, like many other unique places across the globe, has to contend with more people’s curiosities. 

Today, as humans can put nearly anything on their plates with minimal effort, food has taken on a life of its own.

Investigating our evolution and possible destiny as cyborgs through anthropology, paleontology, and neuroscience.

Darwin is lauded as the father of evolution, but these thinkers show us different options.

A philosophy about how to dine with reverence challenges us to go back to a place in time where food is sacred

In the 1970s, a group of mountaineers started despising the myth of a hard and pure climber.

The first person to have walked to the South and North Poles explains how resilience saved his life during near-death experiences.

According to theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli, it is definitely not “necessary.”

On the psychoanalyst's couch, the unconscious follows its own timeline, which has nothing to do with the duration of the present.

Plants age and rejuvenate, a trunk can live for centuries, a branch might last weeks. This rhythm gives plants a sense of time.

American theoretical physicist, Ronald Mallett, spent his whole life discovering how to bend time, and now he's found the answer.

Some sea creatures live forever, and flies expire in a day. For humans, death is inevitable, but not necessarily for animals.

There are various neural systems that allow for time keeping, and for our brains to make sense of time.

How can a civilization teach itself how to die?

A quick-and-complete overview of our current geological era which is becoming heavily impacted by human behavior.

It's not the failure of a species, it’s the failure of a system.

Explorers and adventurers can bridge the gap between nature and our understanding of it.

As the war against plastic reaches new heights, we are urged to find viable and cheap alternatives for food packaging

Environmental history is often considered to be peripheral, but it can teach us a lot about the times we’re living in.

Imagine a catastrophe has happened, and it’s day zero. Where would we start from to rebuild our society?

Reducing, or zeroing greenhouse gas emissions won’t be enough to mitigate climate warming, is removing carbon dioxide the answer?

Turning food into a commodity could be the worst idea humankind has ever had.

Contributing up to 29% of global emissions, the food industry is one of the most polluting. How can we curb this?

Drawing lines is a cultural practice that puts us, and our view of reality, on the map.

There are boundaries that we must not cross not only in regard to climate change but also concerning the terrestrial ecosystem.

Mostly developed over the last two decades, it was meant to produce cheap and clean energy.

Climate profiteers might seem to all belong to the same category of entrepreneurs, but not all are helping the green revolution.

We live in an age marked by climate change, pollution, ecosystem crisis, depletion of natural resources, and epidemics.

A responsible business grows thanks to corporate activism, not despite it.

Microplastics have rapidly become an issue of concern for both human and non-human's health. But what are they exactly?

The methane once trapped into tundra ice is evaporating. Rainfalls, flooding and hurricanes are increasing. Will we survive?

What seemed to be a harebrained idea meant for science fiction might end up being crucial to our future as a species.

What was once a loosely defined movement, has developed gradually over the past three decades and is now gaining momentum.

The arrival of hi-tech innovations is slowly changing the transportation sector—one delivery at a time.  

Technology could helps us mitigate some of the consequences of the climate crisis, but we're still not leveraging it as we should.

From overpopulation to waste of resources, the food supply chain is facing many issues. And 3D printing might be the solution.

"Corporations have not yet grasped the fact that sustainability cannot be bought and, instead of rethinking their business models, have used it as a marketing tool."

Smartphone distraction is the main cause of car accidents, but what if we turned that very technology into the solution to the problem?

In the car industry, cross-pollination of ideas between all parties is paramount to their mutual success.

Thanks to the digital revolution, the transport industry is experiencing significant turmoil.

Electric and self-driving vehicles are undoubtedly characteristic of the ongoing developments in mobility, but there is much more to its future.

How a dormant industry is exploring its potential as a space for digital innovation.

The moment electric cars finally supersede what has come before and take over the industry is near.

When the moon was reached, the space sector was a two-horse race between USA and USSR, but this is not the case today.

Taking a closer look to one of the most crucial pieces of hardware behind the success of self-driving cars.

In the emergency domain, the information shared on social media platforms can become a powerful resource for both rescuers and affected population.

It's time to reflect upon how to make the future of mobility not only sustainable, but also affordable whilst at the same time financing the infrastructure investments needed to avoid gridlock in our cities.

With the digital transformation of mobility, IOTA can help us mitigate risk associated with cyber attacks and data security.

Recently, the focus in the automotive industry has shifted from internal combustion engines to autonomous electric vehicles.

One of the main obstacles for industries adapting to change is often their own legacies, and the automaker business is no different.

MaaS is the turning away from personally owned forms of transportation and the steering toward mobility solutions as a form of consumable service.

Mobility is transforming, not only itself but our behaviors, cities and economies too.