Wildlife in the Anthropocene – Conservation After Nature, Jamie Lorimer

Wildlife in the Anthropocene – Conservation After Nature, 2015 Jamie Lorimer   Considers the effects of the Anthropocene era on…

Are We Human? notes on an archeology of design, Beatriz Colomina & Mark Wigley

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The Action Plant, Paul Simons

The Action Plant Paul Simons The Action Plant is a radical new way of looking at plants as sensitive moving…

The Marvelous Clouds – Towards a Philosophy of Elemental Media

The Marvelous Clouds – Towards a Philosophy of Elemental Media John Durham Peters University of Chicago Press, 19 jun. 2015…

Nature’s Patterns: Exploring Her Tangled Web, Bill Graham

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Smarty Plants

Smarty Plants   Do you really need a brain to sense the world around you? To remember? Or even learn? Well,…

The Chemarts Cookbook – Aalto University (with DIY recipes!)

How can we make flexible and transparent wood-based materials? What kinds of materials can we derive from trees, while still…

Janine Benyus – Biomimicry in action

A self-proclaimed nature nerd, Janine Benyus’ concept of biomimicry has galvanized scientists, architects, designers and engineers into exploring new ways…

William McDonough – Cradle to Cradle design

  Architect William McDonough believes green design can prevent environmental disaster and drive economic growth. He champions “cradle to cradle”…

Heather Barnett – What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime

  Heather Barnett creates art with slime mold — a material used in diverse areas of scientific research, including biological…