Design for a Circular Future: Creating Positive Products and Regenerating Our Cities and Regions
The circular economy is a promising way to promote a positive future, and overcome the current linear production system, based on constant extraction of raw materials, exacerbated consumption, and disposal of goods. As a result of this system, we face
Silicon Valley Insider: Intellivisit, AI-Powered App for Asynchronous Healthcare
For this week’s Silicon Valley Insider, we are shifting our focus from pollution and agriculture to another major area of concern for the United States: healthcare. It’s no secret that the US Healthcare system has its issues, primary among them
Imamoglu: A New Hope For Turkish Democracy?
On the 6th of May, the High Election Council of Turkey decided to cancel the mayoral elections in Istanbul a month after they were held, claiming that they have been rigged. This meant that Ekrem Imamoglu, the newly elected mayor
Seamore: Could Seaweed Become a Common Source of Sustainable Food?
"The world of food is in trouble," alerts the company Seamore on their website. But do not despair for the innovative company also has a proposed solution: seaweed. The many processes of the food industry contribute enormously to climate change. According
What Does It Mean to Work at a B Corp? Flexibility When Life Gets Real
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. With People-Focused Policies That Adapt When Needed, Businesses Create Room for the Realities of Life I’ve been with Junxion Strategy since late 2013. It
Beneath Cultural Diversity
I still get lost in New York. I will probably still always get lost in New York. Because it is a gigantic city, but also because I have a terrible sense of direction that even my phone GPS can’t rectify.
Turning Trash into Treasure: An Interview with Paulina Alfeus
In 2018 the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 Degrees C which outlines the disastrous effects of climate change and urging that “changes in individual behavior can make a difference.” Paulina
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra: What is it and Can it Fly?
Once again, Facebook is shaking the world. After multiple privacy violations, with a potential $5bn fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which opened an investigation in response to the Cambridge Analytica revelations, now Facebook has come up with
Eliminating Hunger — a Problem of Production or Preservation?
Article co-written by Brendon Anthony and Geoff Bishop By 2050 there is going to be an estimated nine billion people on the planet. Industrial Agriculture Is Not the Solution to Feeding the Planet This statistic is constantly stated in respect to the growing
Killing Him Softly: Mohamed Morsi’s Death and the Future of Egypt
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi passed away last Monday after collapsing during a court hearing where he was being tried on espionage charges. Morsi, a former official in the Muslim Brotherhood, was reported by state sources to have spoken to
#Startups4Good: Companies Looking To End Poverty by 2030
The United Nations released the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in order to transform the world we are living and make our future more sustainable. These ambitious goals are set to be in the agenda of governments but will also influence
Protected Areas: the Past, Present, and Future of Conservation
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with Earth.Org. The Earth.Org Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. The greatest conservation success story in the 21st century is the exponential growth of protected areas–a primary defense mechanism