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 spend the bulk of my waking life thinking about the news industry and audience engagement. And there’s a particularly...
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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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Today, smartphones are as fast as 120,000,000 Apollo 11 computers, which were capable of taking people to the moon. If we...
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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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The excellently-named Fishyleaks has been created by the Our Fish campaign to end “rampant” overfishing and illegal, unreported fishing activity...
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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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Owing to crime, the neighbourhood of Kalihi in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, has a bad rap. That's where KVIBE (Kalihi Valley Instructional...
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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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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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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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Let us transport you to central Chile to a small farm tucked way in the coastal hills near San Javier....
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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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On 20 August 2018, a 15-year-old girl walked out of school on strike, sitting down outside the Swedish parliament with...
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Who doesn't want to discover new planets? With Exoplanet Explorers, citizen scientists search for exoplanets, the planets around other stars. One...
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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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The Incredible Edible Network started out in the small market town of Tomorden in the North of England. It was...
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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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There’s a growing unease about the use of behavioural advertising: technologies that track and learn about our online behaviour in...
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Word has it that Winston Churchill enjoyed playing card games like Gin Rummy and Mah Jong with his family before...
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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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“Gastronomical culture and food heritage is very important. We have a responsibility to acknowledge Bolivian products and work with them...
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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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Out of the mouths of babes… come wondrous ideas and fantastical plans. Ever seen a rucksack with wings? How about...
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Back in 2011 in Rwanda, 16 years after the genocide against the Tutsi sent shock waves across the world, creative...
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Imagine being able to grow and make almost anything. That’s what this ‘Fab’ global initiative is all about – a...
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"I recognise the power of the chef in today’s world. Traditions and cultural connections should be front and centre – chefs...
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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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Drawing from their backgrounds in fashion, advertising, the entertainment industries and social organizations (or NGOs), in 2011 four dynamic Paraguayan entrepreneurs cooked up Koga,...
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Wrapped in a colourful sari and holding her hand to her heart, the green-eyed Priya rides a tiger: “Speak without...
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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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Girl motorbikers, transgender activists, divorcee entrepreneurs and female cricket journalists; digital platform Aurat Raaj shows you a different side of...
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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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Is there anything sweeter than a library made from ice cream buckets? Yes. One whose facade spells out "books are...
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Imagine a phoenix rising from the ashes. But it's made from 12,072 homemade paper feathers, painted, cut out and trimmed to...
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As the world's population continues to grow, industry has begun to affect even the most remote of places. As well...
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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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Modern life feels like it can race out of control and it's hard to create positive change alone – but...
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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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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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The world is full of different people and cultures, each with their own unique stories to tell. Getting children to...
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Repair has always been a noble profession, but our increasing obsession with newer, better, faster means we have stopped fixing...
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Who would have thought at the start of 2017 that Bitcoin would increase 20-fold? Since it became the first decentralised digital currency released...
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Scott Nelson wants to fully embed a a resource-based economy inside existing market capitalism, just by issuing credit to people...
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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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“When you need a doctor, you phone someone, when you are in trouble, you phone someone. If you want to...
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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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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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Block by Block wants to involve young people in the planning of urban public spaces. A partnership between Mojang, the makers of...
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Imagine living in a rural area and not having a local gastroenterologist, or psychologist, or infectious or chronic disease specialist?...
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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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Submitted by you: The Estonians have a long history of trying new things in digital, and blockchain is no exception....
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Submitted by you: Ownership is a core area that most people ignore or don't think about when it comes to...
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Submitted by you: Based in Israel, Amos Meiri and the 30+ strong team at Colu are helping people to support...
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Submitted by: Skateistan Universe Awareness (UNAWE) believes that learning about our cosmos and space can help expand children’s worldview and...
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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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Iceland is progressive. It ranks first on the World Economic Forum’s global gender gap index, is the first to legalise abortion...
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We've had vultures with GoPro cameras strapped to their heads and pigeons with backpacks. Always ones to follow the crowd, now it's...
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Providing pure creativity in a digital world, Barcelona-based creative symposium OFFF is more than a design festival with unbridled Fs. It's 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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In response to the huge tractor shortage in Africa, and the consequences to food security for local populations as well...
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The Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin was a passionate advocate for women’s right to speak out and influence change, and...
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Insects often get a bad press. In reality, however, they can provide essential functions in agriculture and other areas. The...
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Now you are welcome to download a virtual van Gogh without having to pay an arm, a leg or an ear for...
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As 6 million trees are cut down every day, Ecosia wants to show that with a sustainable social business model and community...
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Pakistani human rights activist Gulalai Ismail set up Aware Girls when she was just 16-years-old to empower women and girls in her country....
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In the late 19th century a travelling book salesman had a revolutionary idea – to get women to sell beauty...
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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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'Forthright: Stronger than a weapon' – straight forward, direct – is a book and ongoing project that follows different artists in...
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Submitted by you: The impetus for Stories Behind The Fog is to challenge a single-minded view of homelessness by rendering its...
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What does the future of business look like? How will developments from big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of things to driverless vehicles, 3D printing and synthetic biology...
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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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They say "you can't teach an old dog new tricks", but that is not computed by 84-year-old Annie Middelburg, who...
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Condom use is critical to decreasing the spread of HIV and STIs on a global scale, yet there have been...
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Submitted by you: When someone you love is sick, you want them to have the best possible caregiver... You. Healthcast empowers...
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Every day, sites like Netflix, Spotify and Flipboard tap into the power of data to provide recommendations that make life ‘easier’,...
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Games are everywhere, from the daily commute and at work, to in the pub over a pint. They forge friendships,...
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Frustrated that black girls are almost never the main character in children's literature, and tired of only reading about "white boys and...
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Can you imagine if voting was more representative of what people really want? Well, that‘s exactly what is happening in Argentina. Through...
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Our thirst for computer programs and mobile apps shows no sign of abating. From online to the impending launch of...
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Tania Hadjithomas Mehanna knows that wonderful things happen in the resilient and energetic Lebanon – and that they deserve to be heard of....
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The world is on an unsustainable path, but powerful ideas and innovations that could help solve social, economic and environmental...
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Amirah Sackett is break(dancing) stereotypes by using hip-hop to promote religious tolerance. With her female Muslim dance group We're Muslim, Don't Panic,...
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This is your typical story of boy meets girl, boy can't speak French, boy creates some tech. Classic. In 2013, with love in his...
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Using the Internet and Raspberry Pis, rather than prayer and scripture, with software replacing rules and doctrine, the unMonastery collective borrows from...
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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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Planned to sail in 2020, Peace Boat’s Ecoship will be the world’s most sustainable cruise ship – and a flagship...
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If you’ve ever felt like you can’t face watching the news then you’re not alone. Research shows that people often...
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Imagine living on a massive ice shelf thousands of miles away from anyone else, that when the weather gets warmer...
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Today mankind does incredible things. Thirty years of digital revolution have brought previously unimaginable advances in the way we live...
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Submitted by you: Statistics show that more people want to shop sustainably than actually do, but the main barriers are knowledge and...
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Pathways for Promise, an initiative within the Asian University for Women, is providing free education to talented women from among Bangladeshi garment...
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“Africa has a very rich storytelling history but because the delivery of these stories was mostly oral we lost a...
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When we think of NASA, we think of sending man to the moon – or Mars – but the space agency is...
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Hamburg is home to one of the world’s largest container ports. Also known as Germany's ‘Gateway to the World’, the...
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