Environmental activists Zakiya Mckenzie and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley want you to go outside and embrace the countryside, to take in all...
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Which came first: the chicken or this eggscellent idea? Ok, that was rhetorical. It's the chicken, obviously. Now for a real question:...
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The Friendly Bench™ are innovative outdoor social spaces designed to connect people to each other, places and with nature. Specifically...
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One of the planet’s smallest and fastest-growing organisms is helping inventor-engineer Julian Melchiorri to think macro by playing with the micro;...
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Coastlines and beaches are dynamic, living landscapes. They evolve and erode as sand gets blown by wind and tumbled by...
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Crack open the sherry, gin and Pimms, because Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ is on the sound system; Hetty has donned her...
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Songwriting grannies, robot sidekicks, savvy social media training, wild swimming, hip hop-picking and hen road shows; what does it mean...
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With faith in politics at an all-time low and thorny and divisive issues aplenty in these volatile and politically corrosive...
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“I’m not trying to replace the system, but I think the system is missing an essential component, which is the...
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"We craft furniture that benefits people and planet; gifts that do good." The problem of waste is a global one...
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Dystopian science fiction movie Ready Player One (2018) showcased a futuristic world where it’s possible to live life in virtual reality, meeting...
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Hong Kong-born Bonnie Chiu is inviting everyone to step into the worlds of garment workers in Bangladesh, sex workers in...
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"We know that 'ethical' can mean very different things to different people. But for us, it's broadly about pursuing sustainability...
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It was during a brainstorming session with the Chelsea fire brigade that British inventor and engineer Yusuf Muhammad learned that...
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We live in worrying times. Sometimes it’s hard to see the bright side. Eco-anxiety is on the rise. But a...
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Toast Ale is the UK’s first beer produced with bread. The award-winning craft beer uses surplus fresh bread from bakeries and sandwich...
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"Because we might not have friends or family in abundance who already work in the creative industries, we're having to...
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In a sea of pharmacies, stationery sellers and coffee shops, one social enterprise in a swarming Lewisham shopping centre, London,...
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Quite literally raising the bar on anti-knife crime campaigns, Steel Warriors are using surrendered blades in the best possible way. https://vimeo.com/279623430...
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“The peasant way of life is one of the most precious things we have on this planet to shine a...
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When the landmark IPCC report came out in October 2018 detailing the extent of the humanity-threatening climate crisis, a few...
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When you think about climate change, you’re likely to experience a range of emotions. Some of us naturally feel inspired...
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Thrift celebrates resourcefulness over wastefulness. Through art. Concerned with sustainability in the fields of art, design and fashion, the ongoing publishing and...
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“Small Food Bakery is a journey to try and build a localised, non commodity food system, perhaps masquerading as a...
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🎫 AtlasEvent ► Meet Agamemnon Otero at Fixing the future 2019 in Barcelona. “If you want to be Che Guevara, stop walking around pointing to...
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The Olive Network is an online platform that aims to foster tolerance and understanding throughout diverse global communities by focusing on...
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Excited by biofertilisers? Want to know about biodynamic vines, Catalonian chickens and compost tea – or get down and dirty...
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LitFilmFest wants to help kids save the day, write the future and appear on the giant cinema screen. The film festival is designed...
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🎫 ►AtlasEvent: Meet Bee Wilson (chair of TastEd). the UK’s most influential food writer at Fixing the future 2019. Many children...
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🎫 ►AtlasEvent: Meet Bee Wilson (chair of TastEd). the UK’s most influential food writer at Fixing the future 2019. Many children...
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In an ever-changing creative landscape, today's youth need to become multi-disciplinary – skilled at being creative in different mediums. Pitch Futures...
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"I really do believe in the community. I really do believe in the genius in every person. And that's not...
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"I really do believe in the community. I really do believe in the genius in every person. And that's not...
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A revolutionary supermarket is proving that Brighton really does rock, by making it easier to be a good consumer. Rather...
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"It's just as important listening to these stories as it is fairy tales." Today there’s an increasing recognition of the...
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Take a cup of old coffee grounds, a handful of mussel shells, and a dash of green tea, and what...
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The stage is set… but not as you know it. Step into a boxing gym, explore the rooms of a...
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Described as “The Glastonbury of business“ (minus the wellington boots, silent disco and huge clean-up operation), Meaning is an edgy...
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In the UK, buildings, transport and energy account for over two thirds of our carbon dioxide emissions. What if there...
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Britain’s most ethical restaurant doesn’t have a bin. Founded by ex-St John chef Dougie McMaster, the team at Silo brews its own booze,...
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Ask anyone working in construction and they’ll tell you: the industry has been stuck using the same techniques for the...
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Out of the mouths of babes… come wondrous ideas and fantastical plans. Ever seen a rucksack with wings? How about...
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Glitter gets everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE. A weekend at a festival can lead to weeks of picking the sparkly...
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Are you a creator focused on social change? Or a hub of art-ivists whose work benefits your community? CultureFutures is...
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Millions of amputees worldwide live with the loss of a limb, especially in developing countries that don’t often have access...
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Modern life feels like it can race out of control and it's hard to create positive change alone – but...
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In 2010, Sir Andre Geim and Kostya Novosolev won the Nobel Prize in Physics for successfully isolating graphene – a...
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What do you get if you cross a community centre, a laboratory, a studio, a gallery, science centre and a...
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“The ice caps are melting, Leonard. In the future, swimming won’t be optional!” So says the inept genius Sheldon Cooper...
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What if you want to assess a proposed development's contribution to the social, economic and environmental pillars of sustainability? A new...
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Eco-warrior and outspoken founder of the world’s first green energy company, Ecotricity, Dale Vince is on a mission to green up...
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Husband and wife team Mark and Mo Constantine were part of a group who co-founded what would become Lush Fresh...
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Curiscope's Virtuali-Tee is a t-shirt with guts. The ‘smart’ garment projects biology onto children in order to teach them about anatomy. Described by...
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The Zooniverse brings together people from all walks of life, from all over the world, to answer our biggest global...
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At its simplest GoodGym is a community of runners that combines getting fit with doing good deeds, building better communities through...
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The Media Trust believes in the power to change lives through, as the name suggests... media. Whether working to help...
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Happiful is a new monthly UK magazine that aims to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable society. Their first mission...
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The consumption of non-renewable resources for single use items and the amount of waste generated is profoundly unsustainable. That’s why London-based tech startup NotPla wants...
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Submitted by you: Actual News reimagines the way we find, consume, interact with, pay for and follow up on news...
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The Last Stand is a funny project. But at its heart is a great idea... healing London's divisions. The street...
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Located in Bermondsey, London inside an old school and made from recycled salvage from a local theatre company, decommissioned bio...
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If life gives you good lemons, then pass them to your neighbour! Globally over one third of all the food...
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"We love fashion. But we don’t want our clothes to exploit people or destroy our planet. We demand radical, revolutionary...
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When it comes to climate change, a self-described "walking billboard for the glaciers" wants to prove that anyone can make a...
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A UK publication is on a mission to convey that it’s ok for men to talk about sensitive things and...
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Design education is being given a radical redesign by extreme experience designer – and Atlas FutureHero – Nelly Ben Hayoun. The...
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... and by nature. Good Energy is one of the most ethical and sustainable energy companies in the world. Providing 100%...
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Submitted by you: As our cities continue to grow, we need to get better at using our transport more efficiently....
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It started in a shed. Indeed, the shed is still there, in Peter Dearman’s backyard, which you can find in...
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Do you know where your handbag or tuna comes from? Every product tells a story. And knowing more about where products...
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🎫 AtlasEvent ► Meet Agamemnon Otero at Fixing the future 2019 in Barcelona. In South London, a ‘renewable dynamo’ is tackling fuel poverty with renewable...
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Submitted by you: There is a world of untapped opportunities to make our everyday life more sustainable. It’s the world...
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Robin Chase, founder of Zipcar once said: “Everything that can become a platform will become a platform.” The Curve couldn’t agree more, quoting...
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Mobile Internet is rapidly becoming a primary source of knowledge for rural populations in developing countries. But not every one...
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Submitted by you: Neighbourly is a social network that support old fashioned neighbourliness in a digital age by connecting local community and...
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For decades, the high prices of computers has prevented most of the world’s population from being able to buy PCs...
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Nearly one quarter of the world’s population live in off-grid communities. Without access to electricity, households grind to a halt after sunset. Work is limited,...
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Now more than ever, small teams with limited means have the ability to innovate in ways that only large companies...
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Ever seen a truck roll out solar panels like carpet? Renovagen, a company formed in 2012 to develop the rollable solar array, has...
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We have taken, for the first time in human history, steps towards being able to change who we are at...
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This March 2016 saw more than 23,000 solar panels mounted on an air-filled float on the Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir on the...
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Everyone is guilty of buying stuff that they secretly know won’t last and will end up in a landfill, in...
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Understanding climate change is at times a perplexing business. Communicating it is a considerable challenge, especially for those who might...
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It bothered designer and engineer Ross Atkin that while handheld devices, such as smartphones, tablets and PDAs, now give us highly customised...
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Bento Bio hopes to do for biotechnology what laptops have done for computing. The startup is currently developing the first...
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Global Breakfast Radio aggregates local radio stations from across the world, constantly streaming broadcasts from wherever the sun is rising...
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Created BY 3D computational artist, geneticist and ‘data-friendly Elvis’ Peter Crnokrak and visionary director GMUNK, HALO is a data visualisation software that represents...
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An unlikely hero – the oyster – is set to revitalise New York City's polluted waterways. To improve the city's harbour’s...
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Most of the veg we eat starts life underground, but usually pops up into the sunshine to complete the process....
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The Gleaning Network work with three staggering facts: that 20-40% of the UK’s fruit and veg are rejected by supermarkets’...
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Every day, women across the world are insulted, ignored or assaulted simply because of their gender. In 2012 award-winning journalist...
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We may look back on 30 July 2015 as the start of something important – the day Ethereum went live....
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Head to Zooniverse and you’ll find ordinary people helping scientists to identify galaxies, explore historical records, or in the case...
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“Five years ago, it was said that one of the main reasons people weren’t buying electric cars was because of...
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