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…
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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…
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…
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…
Actor Ted Danson and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt are fighting to save our oceans
By 970design
Wendy Schmidt describes her philanthropy and investing as focusing on the interconnections between human activity, the land we live on, and the oceans we depend…
Meet the ocean activists using their own money to study the seas and combat climate change
By 970design
Wendy and Eric Schmidt, Kjell Inge Røkke, Andrew and Nicola Forrest, Victor Vescovo and Agnès Troublé are among those who have formed the loose coalition, comprised mainly of privately funded institutions,…
Philanthropy Awards, 2022
By 970design
High-dollar philanthropists made a lot of headlines in 2022, but not in ways they might have hoped. Between the widely reported Sam Bankman-Fried fiasco, Zuck’s…