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…
Category: Writing
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…
To the sea, and beyond
By 970design
Squint at the images released from the James Webb Space Telescope this summer—a black sky electrified by starry sparks—and you could be looking into another…
The final frontier is closer than we think
By 970design
Ocean exploration isn’t having a moment. It’s having a century. For almost all of human history, the ocean was not only inaccessible but also inhospitable…
A handful of companies have the power to save the oceans. Here’s why we’re urging them to reinvent our land-based food systems.
By 970design
The health of the oceans starts on land. We’re both lovers of the ocean who are working to make change here on solid ground. Ellen…
Paul Farmer’s approach shaped our foundation and embodied the true meaning of giving
By 970design
With the death last week of Paul Farmer, the world lost a living saint. Farmer, who founded Partners in Health and provided health care and…
Philanthropy can seed agroecology
By 970design
If you’ve ever flown over California’s Central Valley or the Midwest, you might have noticed expansive quilt-like patches of agricultural landscape. Indeed, over the past…
We’re not using AI to its fullest human potential
By 970design
We should be living in a golden age of science. For centuries, the scientific method was defined by two pillars—theory and experiment. Now, we live…