L’appello ecologista di Wendy Schmidt (Sailing for Ocean Health)
There is nothing quite as stunning as the crisp blue Gulf of Trieste dotted with thousands of trimmed sails, a sight that greets hundreds of…
Category: Writing
How can one person help save the ocean? Compost.
Our oceans are in trouble. What can one person do to save them? Compost. Yes, composting — creating that “black gold” of decomposed food scraps…
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 particularly…
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 what…
Newsom must dump fossil fuels to fight climate change
By 970design
In 1966, when smog obscured the Los Angeles skyline and residents choked on noxious fumes, California enacted the country’s first clean air law. In 1970,…
To combat COVID-19, we needed fast science. Fighting climate change will take time—and funding.
By 970design
It can be easy to forget as more COVID-19 vaccines are used every day that the incredible speed with which these vaccines were developed is…
Bringing biology and AI together
By 970design
We’re betting that artificial intelligence will help speed real breakthroughs to improve human health. Life and computer sciences have long moved in parallel. In…
Composting should be your 2022 New Year’s resolution. Here’s why.
By 970design
Composting recycles food waste so that it isn’t waste at all. Compost makes excellent top soil, which in turn absorbs carbon, helping to cool our…
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…
How to spur scientific breakthroughs
By 970design
Human knowledge and human connections should operate across divides, from the ivied walls between academic departments to the borders between countries. If you’ve ever used…