Featured Stories

Envisioning Hospitable Futures through Design

When you reflect on your connection to food what comes to mind? Childhood memories steeped in rich, homely recipes, a concoction of our favourite flavours? Or maybe it's the evenings gathered around the dining table with friends and family? At the root of this ritual is an understanding that food is grounded in much more than what gets served on the table. By: Rachel Worcou

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Extrapolations is a Juggernaut of Climate Storytelling

Extrapolations is the latest Apple TV series from Burns. It is set 15 years in the future, roughly the same amount of time that passed between Contagion and Covid. This time, instead of dropping us into the middle of a pandemic, Burns transports us to a future where the climate crisis has continued to intensify unabated. We can only hope that this time his cautionary prognostication won’t be as accurate.

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Solitaire Townsend is a Chief Solutionist

Solitaire Townsend sees the future as a race between armageddon and awesome, and she’s betting on awesome. The rebel-with-a-cause, who grew up on a council estate in Bedford and began her ‘activist career’ at the age of 12. Since then she has authored two best-selling books, is an in-demand global keynote speaker, runs one of the most influential purpose-driven communications agencies on the planet, and was recently named as a United Nations SDG Pioneer. 

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What the Biggest Minds on the Planet are Saying About the Future of AI?

In a 2016 lecture given at the opening of Cambridge University’s Centre for the Future of Intelligence, renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking warned that the development of Artificial Intelligence would ‘either be the best, or the worst thing ever to happen to humanity,’ and that, 'if we were not careful, it might be the last thing'. | Words: Daniel Simons 

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Generative AI Will Change The World: Part 1

While the technology might be unfathomable, the revolutionary impact it will have is undeniable. Pandora's box is open, but the shape of the future is still being decided. By leveraging the power of AI we could unlock unprecedented levels of human creativity and innovation, regenerate the world, and usher in a new age of abundance. Words by Daniel Simons.

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Psychedelics With Purpose

A biotech company at the helm of psychedelic-inspired medicine, Psylo develops next generation therapeutics inspired by psychedelic compounds existing in nature. Based out of UNSW, impact is in Psylo’s DNA – its goal being to produce mental health medications that are accessible to a border patient population. We sat down with co-founders Josh Ismin and Dr Sam Banister to chat all things Psylo.

Interview by Rhiana Dabboussy in partnership with Purpose.

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Fast Fashion, Slow Fungi

From banishing termite infestations to terraforming Mars, there is an abundance of theories espousing how mushroom technology can positively impact our lives. But have you ever paused midway through your mushroom risotto to consider that our magical friends have evolved the capacity to help tackle one of our fastest growing landfill stowaways?

Story by Alexi Freeman

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