Category: sustainability
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3 Secrets A Mountain Mushroom Taught Me About Creative Focus, Systems Thinking & Inner Peace
“Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being.” – Eckhart Tolle Insights From Mt. Takao Of all the weird natural systems on the planet, I thought I was over mushrooms. I really did. Turns out though, we’re back in love.…
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5 Problems With Sustainable Materials That Will Make You Rich
“We can’t just consume our way to a more sustainable world.” – Jennifer Nini Please steal these ideas. After spending a year diving deeper into the world of materials science and nanotech, one thing has become clear: sustainable materials are the future, and the future might make you rich. However, before we get ahead of…
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4 Weird Materials That Will Save The Planet
“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success.” – Nikola Tesla Materials shape the world. All around us are items made of different materials with different life cycles. No matter what…
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How Butterfly Wings Inspired New Tech
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” -Maya Angelou Butterfly wings are inspiring new technology. When you picture the first whispers of spring, and the vivid colors of flowers and butterflies in your garden, perhaps your mind doesn’t first go to…
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A “What If” Exercise That Will Change How You Think
“Mama always said you could tell an awful lot about a person by the kind of shoes they wear.” ― Forrest Gump A “What If” Exercise What if running didn’t leave a trail of microplastics behind? Let me elaborate. I have a love-hate relationship with running. We go way back, and the relationship is pretty…
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How To *Actually* Rethink Circular Design
“Make it simple, but significant.” — Don Draper. Design From A Thought Experiment. One of the books I enjoyed recently- Cradle To Cradle- got me thinking a lot about circular design. Not only have I experienced the slight despair about the short life span of most products and packaging, but I’ve also experienced a surge…
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Dance + Activism: How To *Actually* Change The World
“To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.” – Indian Proverb The Long Walk Towards Something Better The walk (or dance) towards something better can feel long, lonely, and futile. There are many moments of wondering why you even bothered in the first place, and wondering if anyone out there even hears what…
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Materials And Sustainability: Why Sustainability is Easy
“Sustainability is a political choice, not a technical one. It’s not a question of whether we can be sustainable, but whether we choose to be.” – Gary Lawrence Sustainability is like math class. Before we talk about materials and sustainability, let’s talk about math. Do you remember that fateful algebra class where the heartbreaking split…
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11 Problems To Solve In FemTech That Will Make You Rich
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein The Invisible Problem To Solve Before we talk about femtech problems to solve, let’s talk about awkward conversations. In my experience, the most effective way to make the average man squirm is to tell him, “I’m on my…
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Unlocking 3 Easy Journaling Ideas To 10x Your Progress
“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported back, the rate of improvement accelerates.” – Pearson’s Law Why Journaling Works Before we talk about journaling ideas, imagine wanting to lose weight without knowing how much you currently weigh. You brazenly announce with a bold New-Year-Resolution sense of conviction that this is…