A Kenyan entrepreneur has taken discarded plastic and turned it into bricks that can hold twice the weight of concrete...
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One person’s toxic e-waste dump is another’s treasure workshop. That's why a Ghana-based architect duo have launched AMP (Agbogbloshie Makerspace...
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We're excited to announce the 2023 dates of our annual festival: 12, 13 and 14 October. Mark them in you...
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“Use whatever god-given talent that you’ve got and just do something.” Magid Magid, a Somali-British race and climate justice...
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Did you know that the planet’s topsoil is the world’s largest living entity? A handful of rich soil is...
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Force of Nature responds to eco-anxiety through education programmes, consulting and campaigns, asking people to step up rather than shut...
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Youth activism is on the rise, thanks in part to the actions and visibility of people like Greta Thunberg and...
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Where’s gender in the climate change negotiations? The Gender Climate Tracker app and platform answers this question with the latest...
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Need systems to change? It helps to have the law on your side. In our fight against the climate...
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To stay ahead in an increasingly automated world, we’ll need to be more human than ever. You’ve probably heard the...
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“An unpolluted night sky that allows the enjoyment of the contemplation of the firmament should be considered an inalienable right...
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Software freedom activism meets environmentalism in Bogotá. Like anybody else, Antonio Vanegas likes to breathe clean air in his...
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Communities around the world have been experiencing the effects of changes in their environment for decades. LICCI is putting them...
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Join the wildest egg hunt on Earth, count penguins, chicks and eggs and help Oxford researchers understand the lives of...
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Games for Change is the world’s largest community dedicated to the intersection of games and social impact, empowering game creators...
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The non-profit Social Skate gets social change rolling on skateboards for vulnerable children and young adults. In the 1980s,...
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We hope you’re enjoying this holiday season! Whether you’re a fan of mulled wine and sweaters or a Santa hat...
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What if you could join a global governance body built on fairness and empathy and informed by scientists and Indigenous...
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“It’s not about the process creating a whole bunch of prototypes, it’s about the process actually being a vehicle to...
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Ecologist, research professor and world-renowned alien expert Montserrat Vilà joins us to discuss the fascinating story of what’s hiding in...
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Who better than the Book Doula to give the world the ultimate reading list for Fixing the Future Festival, our...
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A suburb in San José granted citizenship to pollinators and declared itself a sanctuary for bees. Welcome to Curridabat. ...
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It takes a whole lot of creative energy to build a future that is fair for the planet and its...
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“Equity is not secondary to survival, as some suggest; it is survival.” — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilson,...
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A new soap bar is washing pollutants and harmful bacteria off Andean rivers. Rural communities in the Peruvian Andes...
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We are beyond thrilled to announce that our festival of hope, surprise, and inspiration is back in Barcelona. In fact,...
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In July, we embarked on a wild journey around our planet. We met weekly for our virtual Fixing the Future...
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Imagine the scene: you’re in the Russian Arctic and, suddenly you spot a tall, blonde woman descending from the sky...
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Daring conservationist, biologist and adventurer Sacha Dench, a.k.a the “human swan”, is saving migratory species one awe-inspiring expedition at a...
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The B-Lines project supports the small wild inhabitants of the British landscape by forging new pathways and regenerating an interconnected...
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In Catalonia, thousands of people are committed to nature tracking. Their data collected over the years has enabled analysis of...
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The line dividing humans and other animals is often exaggerated. Meet the lawyers trying to redraw it. “I became...
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“What if we welcomed all animals, plants and things into our Parliament? What would the argument of the cod, algae...
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If not us, then who? When it comes to keeping trees standing, that’s the question the inhabitants of the world’s...
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Eixarcolant is propelling us towards a future in which eating native “weeds” and cultivating local varieties of vegetables and forgotten...
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Justdiggit unites with the collective power of the smallholder farmers and local communities in Africa, teaching powerful restorative agricultural techniques...
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Nope, we’re not at church – but this anonymous congregation are here to worship all things creative. Working to a...
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Bel Jacobs and other fashion experts talk to students about the ways that fashion can be damaging to human wellbeing...
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Fashion Minority Report is a call for measurable change in the offices of fashion brands across the UK. What...
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Blackbirds are the inspiration for SauColors' vibrant blue dye made from waste berries – a possible sustainable alternative for colouring denim....
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? “We are not alone in the universe. The irrational thing is to believe that we are.” – Juan Insua Mars...
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Atlas of the Future is looking for a new Editor to take the helm of managing production of our English-language...
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15 things that have given me joy as Editor of Atlas of the Future Yes, it’s officially time for me...
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The combination of laser and ozone technologies allows Jeanologia to finish a pair of jeans using just a glass of...
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Justice, conservation, wilderness; soulful, ancestral, unconsumable – these are not words usually associated with the fashion industry. But The Lissome...
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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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Africa’s first space for democratic technology has now produced over twenty 3D printers made from e-waste. Over one billion...
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Imagine being able to grow and make almost anything. Well, you can. That’s what this ‘Fab’ global initiative is...
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Despite artisan know-how stretching back to ancient times, independent clothes makers around the Mediterranean now struggle against powerful global brands...
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Fancy fabricating your own beehive in 30 minutes? A buzzy giant hive of makers and beekeepers have come together in...
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This fun social video-sharing platform built for young creators makes daily actions easy in the ultimate competition to save the...
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A self-trained robotics engineer is sparking creativity and accelerating science learning in Africa – with a strong focus on rural...
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People have always found ways to use clothes to make a statement. What do yours say? Birdsong began life...
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A youth network in the Mediterranean is flowing with ideas of how to solve the world’s water challenges. They’re the...
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In an organic farm in an ancient city in Galilee, a materials scientist is reversing environmental damage using the green...
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These low-cost wooden drones can reforest burned forests ecologically – and fast. Sowing 100 seeds per second using drones...
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What links Arcade Fire, lab-grown chicken burgers, the rare white Arabian oryx, masks made from plastic waste and the circular economy?...
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By now you will know of Extinction Rebellion, the global movement changing climate action. So what's next? "Troublemakers change...
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No one can change the world – or in this case, the fashion industry – on their own. Which is where Sustainable...
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More and more people are ditching the supermarket in their quest for seasonal local goods. La Ruche qui dit Oui...
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Cycling Without Age is a movement – literally – that’s creating a sense of freedom, joy and happiness in an...
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Let us transport you to central Chile to a small farm tucked way in the coastal hills. This is a story...
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"Humans are amazing, especially in times of struggle, but to make social change, we need to be moved." Two theatre-troublemakers...
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Two women are changing the narrative on Yemen by creating groundbreaking and authentic local artistic content in an extreme environment....
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“The way you get a better world is, you don’t put up with substandard anything.” – Joe Strummer, The Clash...
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On the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad in western India, a small school is making a big noise...
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David Price wants us to be curious in today's digitally connected world: to learn from hactivists, bloggers, citizen journalists,...
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The Liger Leadership Academy in Phnom Penh is an astonishing secondary school set up by a couple of North American...
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After the success of Somos Brasil – a photography, sound and DNA exploration of Brazilian identities – British artist Marcus...
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WhyWeCraft creates immersive experiences for consumers, artisans and designers that take them closer to our cultural heritage of making. ...
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Upcycling is a key part of a sustainable fashion future: but Denver-based Canned Goods like to go further. As well...
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Fibreshed are celebrating the regenerative possibilities of a fashion system that operates close to home, where the clothes we wear...
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Imagine if you could donate clean air to the city simply by buying a ring or set of cufflinks? But...
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For many of us, a hole in a much-loved jumper sees it drift to the back of the cupboard and...
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“Storytelling is the most powerful tool that we can give to kids." Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cineastas del Futuro...
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Imagine for a moment finding yourself in an abandoned town under the characteristic scorching sun of south-eastern Spain. You look...
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Upcycling broken fast fashion jewels and reducing waste within the fashion industry, specifically fashion jewellery. The ReJewel Collective, founded in...
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Articles, photo essays, videos, exhibitions, reports, events, training and other multimedia material can effectively affect policy-making. That's why AMWAJ is spearheading the move...
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"It has become crystal clear that food is one of the most valuable things in our lives." Abby Rose was named...
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Do you know who made your clothes; who grew the cotton, spun the threads, dyed the fabric and sewed them...
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"Our mission is to end the sixth mass extinction. Humans have driven it and humans have the power to reverse it."...
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"It's time to change the conversation about climate change from polar bears to people.” – Dominique Browning Forget Thunderbirds, these moms...
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Something wicked this way comes, but then a lab comes along to challenge it... Known to many as the 'Godfather...
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Calling all doctors, nurses, engineers and designers: coronavirus wants you! Ventilators are essential for taking care of people struggling to breathe...
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It’s time to work together. It’s time to think creatively. And it’s time to be useful. That’s why we’re collating...
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The idea of transforming organic dairy waste into biogas is not a novel one, but this is certainly the cheesiest....
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The aptly-named Songs & Smiles brings music, fun and friendship to children aged 0-4, their grown-ups, and older adults in...
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Do you know your yellow-browed warbler from your bluethroat? Then Ornitho.cat wants you. The online citizen science project is dedicated...
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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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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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Backpacks with integrated school desks; modular tiles and twisty joints; pop up recycling trailers; and even a child’s rocker –...
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Marine conservation successes are happening all over the world. Green sea turtles in Mexico are no longer listed as endangered,...
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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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Blazing a trail for other women, Christine Fox has held the highest rank ever for a woman at the Pentagon and...
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Inspired by his own story, Stephen Addison created BoxUp Crime to change young people’s lives through the power of boxing....
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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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"It’s important to bring open-ended tools for discovery to a broad spectrum of users without dumbing down the tools." –...
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If somebody has a heart attack in a film, there's nearly always a crowd of people nearby – and screaming...
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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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"We are living in the most challenging, yet greatest years mankind has ever seen. We are all facing different struggles,...
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Decades of over-exploitation have left our ocean and fish populations a shadow of their former selves. That’s why, after securing...
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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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For the past year Atlas of the Future has been excited by creative and cultural projects with a social mission....
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Have you been naughty or nice this year? Good news: you can redeem yourselves! As the bumpy, transformative, but never-boring...
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"This is not just be a destination for people who want to shop in a socially impactful way – although...
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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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“Hip Hop Caucus represents the streets, it represents those who have a message to tell and who won’t be quiet,...
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Imagine if you could click a button and be able to grow and make almost anything. That’s what Fab City is all about:...
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A simple but effective solution to tackling ocean waste, the Seabin Project was created by two surfers, Pete Ceglinski and Andrew...
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Imagine if you could get a 'city' to agree to making the world more self-sufficient. A creative team of pioneers and...
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Did you know you don't always have to cook with food? As part of our new CultureFutures project we’ve been...
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The stage is a boxing ring, an empty house, a vast factory floor. The props have been taken from a...
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“We want to drive political action with our work, and I don’t think you can do that sitting down.” –...
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"It’s in the freely shared ideas that collisions, oddities and thrills emerge." – Mary Anne Moser, Beakerhead Co-founder Widely known...
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An anonymous pirate radio DJ in Nairobi, ‘electro-modern’ remixes in Costa Rica, slum kids with cameras in Argentina and miraculous...
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"Do you have any family or friends that you’d like to record a message for?" A walk along Market Street in San...
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Hip hop and politics. Blind photographers. Crayons and big ideas. In this week's CultureFutures special we're exploring creativity in surprising...
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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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On paper it looks weird: A three day congress dedicated to technology and innovation taking place in the heart of...
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Fasten your helmets as this week we're exploring creativity in the most toxic place on earth and getting lost in...
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Imagine being stuck in a room you can’t escape. You hear voices: “Do it!” “Stop it!” Light shoots out of...
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Something special is happening inside an old school made from recycled salvage from a theatre company, decommissioned bio labs and...
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Let us transport you from Mauritania to Indonesia via blood, sweat and paint, pixels and words... Over the past few months...
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A video shows a local football match kicking off in El Madania, Algeria; another takes us to Cotonou, Benin, to...
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Turning the silver screen green and providing a ray of light in South Africa (literally), Sunshine Cinema is not just an...
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"We either build the future we want, or become the victims of it." As Director of Fab Lab Barcelona at the Institute for...
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The numbers look great: 100,000 landmines destroyed, 22 million square metres of land returned to local communities and over 900,000...
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Future curious? On 13 March a future-‘supergroup’ will gather for the first time in Barcelona. Brought to you by Atlas...
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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 goal of the economy should be to meet the needs of all within the means of the planet.” In...
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Open Motors (formerly OSVehicle) is an example of a distributed 21st century design. Their purpose is to democratise mobility – by enabling...
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Documentary filmmaker Stalin K Padma is convinced that the lack of diversity in India’s mainstream media results in large swathes...
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When you find yourselves somewhere between Gotham City Police HQ and Blade Runner’s Leon’s Hotel chatting to a Westworld sexbot you...
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In news unrelated to monkey clones, last night's super blue blood moon or the adorable 'shower rat' (sorry to burst your soap...
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In the late 18th century a small group of remarkable friends met at a house outside Birmingham, UK, got blind drunk...
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"Do you believe in magic?" These innovators do. In West Africa, a ‘grigri’ is a mystical amulet that protects. In Spain,...
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Perhaps the grandest challenge that exists is being able to answer "what if?" What happens to a city when all...
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Creative resistance Circuito Rolezinho is a new way of thinking about the reality of being young, black and alive in...
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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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Every year Sónar+D forms a key part of the stamina-pushing Sónar Festival, one of Europe's biggest and most forward-thinking dance music events. If you...
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Just as the Atlas mission is to 'Democratise the Future', littleBits is on a mission to 'Democratise Hardware' by empowering everyone –...
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Makers are inventors, creators, engineers, students or grassroot innovators who enjoy play and exploration – but they can also be people who simply want to make the...
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Although farming still seems like an un-cool career option to many young people, Mmabatho Morudi wants to change the face of agriculture: "It’s...
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Street HeArt Africa brings life to walls in underprivileged communities. "We use our art as a way to connect people and...
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Submitted by you: Did you know that bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world? After harvesting...
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Atlas of the Future has partnered with Red Bull Amaphiko to share each other's stories. The global platform enables, connects and inspires social...
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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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In March 2017, Fab Lab Barcelona celebrated ten years of innovation, participation, digital manufacturing, technology and creation with a big birthday fiesta at the...
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Over the last decade Fab Lab Barcelona has helped people around the world to locally conceptualise, design, develop and fabricate, with a...
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Submitted by you: Tecla is a switch-wheelchair interface suitable for anyone who can’t easily use a smartphone, tablet or computer....
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It is now more important than ever that communities of people take a stand for the things they believe, and...
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As the world turns upside down and unhinged becomes the new normal, we want to provide some positivity from within...
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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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It’s not often you get so many of the brains behind Atlas of the Future projects in the same room at the...
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To shine a spotlight on the lack of data, on 14 September 2016, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,...
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Submitted by you: Travel around India and you’ll spot Nishant Bioenergy’s earth stoves in restaurants, hostels, kitchens, corporate canteens, religious places, dhaba (roadside...
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Data in the digital age data has transformed the way we live our lives, from artificial intelligence and drones, to...
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The Digital Revolution has allowed more voices to be heard than ever before. With the power of a social network or...
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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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There's more to the historic Somerset House than courtyard concerts, dancing fountains and London's most iconic Christmas ice rink. In its cellars...
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Samantha Storr keeps a low profile, but is very much the woman behind top directors Terry Gilliam, Chris Milk, Spike Jonze...
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In the late 18th century a small group of remarkable friends met at a house outside Birmingham, UK, got blind...
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Wouldn’t it be extraordinary if we could end extreme poverty, hunger, disease, climate change and fight inequality and injustice by...
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The digital age loves maps, but not everywhere in the world is represented equally. Digital survey application tool Map Your...
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Africa is growing at a rate never seen before, and everyone wants a piece of the action, but not everyone...
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