Where the Wild Things Are
Inside all of us is fear, yes fear. I know, it’s an uncomfortable admission since it defies a good deal of our pretences to bravery. Funnily enough, as young children we seemed incapable of it and then, as an adult, whammo it’s just there, large as some life-size iMax screen, eye-balling us and daring us […]
Sam Harrington: Innovate: Ultra-Rapid Renewables
How long does it take to grow the materials we use? Two seemingly disparate ideas: materials and time. One is tangible, the other can’t be touched, and can’t be stopped.
Tom Chatfield: 7 Ways Videos Engage the Brain
As we bring gameplay into more aspects of our lives, from socialising to exercising, Tom Chatfield talks about one compelling aspect of videogaming: its measurability. Parceling out rewards at carefully calibrated percentages, games collect reams of data about what humans truly find rewarding, and precisely how hard we’re willing to work for a win.
Jonathan Trent: Fuels and Tools for a Sustainable Future
Jonathan Trent invented OMEGA, a system to grow micro-algae, produce sustainable biofuels, clean wastewater, sequester carbon, and produce food and fertiliser without competing with agriculture for freshwater or land.
Beyond the Shadowlands
What then is courage? Perhaps it’s nothing more or less than to tell the story of who we are with our whole heart. To be imperfect in this perfection-idolising world. It’s having the emotional and mental wherewithal to be kind to ourselves first and then to others.
