January 3, 2025

Learning

Turning mixed textile waste that was destined for landfill or incineration into something valuable and usable by Earth’s “helpers”.

"There are millions of species of bacteria, archaea, and algae, the most ancient and widespread engines of material flows and life support for the planet. When they don’t recognize what we humans make, it becomes pollution. Instead, we can learn from them and support them and in turn, they will continue to support us. It’s time to help the helpers.

"This initiative converts unwanted materials into biomaterials recognizable to nature. The Biomimicry Institute set out to apply nature’s principles to a very unnatural set of circumstances."

Website:Design for Transformation

Learning

Maybe the smartest thing about us isn’t inside our heads.

FOLLOW THE THREAD

Learning

We can learn how to govern ourselves.

LECTURE: Beyond Markets and States: Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems, Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Prize Lecture, 2009

Learning

We know how to make a “we.”

BOOK: Why We Cooperate

Learning

We inherit what others learned.

BOOK: The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter