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BEAUTIFUL LOSERS
There are infinite ways to fail, and just as many to deal with it. But what is failure, really? And how can we excel at it? This issue of maize is a celebration of losers—what we call “seconds,” or “eternal lasts”—because they can be more likeable (and more successful) than winners.
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Pandemic prism
Covid-19 has infiltrated our lives, politics, and thoughts. Here’s a view of it through philosophy, history, and literature.
Why do we procrastinate?
Dr. Tim Pychyl takes us into the quicksand of wasting time and why we do it, instead of facing what really needs to get done.
Mostly plants, not too much
A philosophy about how to dine with reverence challenges us to go back to a place in time where food is sacred.
a conversation with Michael Pollan
Green activism
A responsible business grows thanks to corporate activism, not despite it.
The end of boundaries
Drawing lines is a cultural practice that puts us, and our view of reality, on the map.
Brave new work
Aaron Dignan helps companies navigate the unchartered territory of the workplace of the future, advocating for open information.
The currency of time
In principle, technology should allow us to work less, but in fact, we are working more.
Two minutes to midnight
The methane once trapped into tundra ice is evaporating. Rainfalls, flooding and hurricanes are increasing. Will we survive?
Harvesting misunderstanding
Every misunderstanding implies there is also an understanding. But what if understanding is only an illusion?
a conversation with Franco La Cecla
The World Wide Web utopia
Humanity should be the purpose of data and machines at work, but, today, that’s not quite the case.
Cartographies of time
What does time look like? Daniel Rosenberg and Anthony Grafton curated the first visual history of the timeline.
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Paolo Cirio
Investigating social fields impacted by the internet, through art, as technology changes how we perceive the world.
Death is not an option
Biomedical gerontologist, Aubrey de Grey, explains why the elixir for life may be closer than we think.
Beyond meat
Soon, natural resources will not be enough to feed us. Here’s how synthetic biology could help.
AI way to hell
When we talk about Artificial Intelligence, it’s often technology and technique. But to understand it, we should put ethics first.
Curing a different type of epidemic
Former Chicago gang member, Chico Tillmon, is fighting what seems to be an incurable epidemic in his city: violence.
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A state of independence from The internet
How can we manage a World Wide Web that is inherently separate from reality, where our usual rules do not apply?
Productivity before dawn
Morning routines have become more and more popular. How does productivity happen before the world wakes up?
Harvesting an educational utopia
H-FARM is creating an innovation hub where entrepreneurs, professionals, and students live together.
maize is a triannual magazine powered by H-FARM, an international hub for innovation, education and entrepreneurship, that explores the complexities of innovation and the shifting dichotomy between technology and evolution through the lens of philosophy, arts, and humanities.
Each issue of maize is an aesthetic monograph, which explores a central topic through compelling interviews, reports, short stories, personal essays and visuals. This magazine is for those who love open discussions, philosophical ideas, and contemporary thoughts. It is also for those who are eager to discover new ways to develop foresight, be inspired, make informed decisions, and participate in the innovation process—all while staying human.