Can a "systems overview" bring us towards a more sustainable future? Nate Hagens urges scientists to jump over their siloes
“Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind”. From Dune, we may draw deep lessons on how to harness AI
How artistic organisations can express their role in helping the survival of biodiverse and human life on this troubled planet
Our traditional, seemingly natural ways of thinking about property are in crisis. Dark Matter Labs wants us to experiment, widely and wildly
It’s not vehemence towards a system, but a sense that a better system is possible, that makes it shift (says Charlie Leadbeater)
"Humans are imaginative activists - all of them, and they have been so for millennia. But we now need to come into our powers", writes Bridget McKenzie
ARTISTS, ACTION, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, FUTURES, LEARNING, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, INGENUITY, SPRINGpat kaneeco-art, cultural politics, museums
It's startling to map what kinds of AI Big Tech pursues, for profit. What if public good were prioritised? What would we see then?
Polls and trends are showing that Generation Z may be ready to give up on endless economic growth
“People used to be born into communities, then found their individuality. Today people are born individuals, then find their communities.” Here comes the Post-Individual
The public needs input, and consensus, on how they should shape AI in their lives. Belgium’s Citizen Panel on AI promises much
Generation Z is veering away from alcohol and drunkenness. Cost, precarity and an acute sense of the demands of the future seem key
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Transition Tooting is going to make their locality into a "Town Anywhere" - capable of imagining, and realising, positive futures
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The Climate Majority Project keeps on building - a new book, new mission and vision statements, and help for teachers
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Women favour climate actions that benefit future generations - like bearing current costs of mitigation - more than men
With the latest and coming wave of neurotech devices, the truth is that your brain may need a lawyer
What is the Fête of Britain? It's a four-day takeover in Manchester, curated by Brian Eno and Es Devlin's new cultural movement, Hard Art
"Just Transformations" shows grassroots movements for alternative futures arising across the planet
Here's a very good argument against space settlements on Mars or the Moon. But also for space research that saves the Earth
Thinking like Gaia is more than the sum of the cards, says planetary coach Tom Mansfield
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Every nuance of AI, awe and charisma anatomised, clean aircraft and hydrogen cells. Noema’s top ten 2023 stories are a ride