Low cost, high impact investing in the future of ocean health
Supporting early-stage blue entrepreneurs with seed funding to advance their innovative technologies can have an outsized impact on ocean health. This keynote interview will explore…
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Climate change: the connection between land and sea
The ocean makes up about 71 percent of the Earth’s surface and what goes on beneath the water is still largely unknown. Organizations like the…
Wendy Schmidt and Grist founder launch immersive-media nonprofit
A veteran of nonprofit environmental journalism and a billionaire philanthropist are making a bet that virtual and augmented-reality technologies are on the cusp of a…
Agog co-founders make a big bet on the social benefits of AR, VR and XR
Agog is a funny word, and it’s the perfect name for a nonprofit devoted to XR experiences. Let’s dip into the origin of the word…
Who’s up next? How the next wave of megadonors will give
Joe Gebbia, a co-founder of Airbnb, looks for one primary thing when he decides what charities to support: the founder. He’s drawn to people who…
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…
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…