The power of data to fight climate destruction
It’s been a record-setting year. Between last year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference and the one starting later this week, climate change has hit…
Author: rsmookler@officeofericandwendyschmidt.org
Diving deep to discover & conserve ocean resources
For a child, there is little more wondrous than nature, than digging through rich soil or turning over a hefty rock just to see…
Scientists explore deep sea plastic trash crisis off Panama
A whopping 170 trillion pieces of plastic litter our seas, impacting ocean health and entering the human food chain. Scientists recently probed the depths off…
#HumansofYachting | Wendy Schmidt
For some people, a passion for sailing starts early, often inspired by trips out on the water on a family yacht or through dinghy racing…
Here’s what happened when 100 teenagers came together to change the world
“We’re just regular teenagers,” said 18-year-old Cornel George Ciocoi. We were sitting in the basement of the Rhodes House at Oxford University, where the young…
New research vessel helps scientists explore the oceans
International scientists in the Gulf of Panama are using a new ship that’s essentially a floating laboratory to learn more about our oceans. The ship…
Wendy Schmidt on philanthropy, technology and unexplored oceans
Philanthropist and investor Wendy Schmidt founded the Schmidt Ocean Institute in 2009 with her husband, Eric, former CEO of Google. Here, Wendy tells Trudy Ross…
Foundations seek to advance AI for good—and also protect the world from its threats
While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial-intelligence development, philanthropists — including long-established foundations and tech billionaires — have been responding with…
Mining companies are eager to dig up the ocean. That’s a dangerous idea.
We already know the damage that mining can cause on land. It could be devastating to the deep sea. Thousands of feet below the surface…