Category: Environment
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Feeding the Planet
Since the domestication of plants began some 11,000 years ago, humans have converted 40% of the earth’s surface into farmland. With global population soon approaching 9 billion we need to produce 60% more food, just to keep the status quo with regard to food distribution.
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The Marginalian
Hello. My name is Maria Popova and The Marginalian is a record of my reading and reckoning with our search for meaning: sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children’s books, always through the lens of wonder. Founded in 2006 as an email to seven friends under the outgrown name Brain Pickings and…
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Trashtopia – Michael Goldrei Photography
Trashtopia Trashtopia is my series of street photography of the street itself. While travelling through Cuba at the end of 2016, I started noticing discarded items in the street that looked very different to those back home in England. I decided to see whether you can tell the character of a place by its waste.…
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Fantastic Fungi
Fantastic Fungi – The Mushroom Movie Trailer Sub español *visita: http://www.facebook.com/esporaschile When so many are struggling for connection, inspiration and hope, Fantastic Fungi brings us together as interconnected creators of our world. Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into…
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The Being* project
Exploring the paradoxes and meaning of being human, from birth to death, from beginning to the end. Birth and growth This section focuses on the beginning of life, exploring themes such as innocence, vulnerability, and the promise of potential. Human nature, geography and cultureThis section examines how human nature affects human culture. The human being, in…
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Nowness Reels
Nowness A global video channel screening the best in culture NOWNESS is a movement for creative excellence in storytelling celebrating the extraordinary of every day. Launched in 2010, NOWNESS’ unique programming strategy has established it as the go to source of inspiration and influence across art, design, fashion, beauty, music, food, and travel. Our curatorial…