Consciously replace your deep metaphors - for example, “argument is a war” with “argument is a dance” - and the reality before you changes
NEW ENERGY SOURCES, POLITICAL CULTURE, LEARNING, INGENUITY, INDIVIDUAL, BEHAVIOUR, ACTION, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, PRACTICEpat kanemetaphor, George lakoff, language
How do you make sustainable travel super-attractive? You sculpt hydrogen refuelling stations, and redesign the classic train journey
"Trans people literally built the internet, as queer and trans people have been ardent technologists since the beginning"
After half-a-century, Cindy Sherman is still photographing herself, showing how media (and now AI) splinters our identity
"Don't Fight", "Don't Win", "Don't Surrender". The mottos of the independent Republic of Užupis, made by artists in Lithuania's capital Vilnius
There's a tension in the impact of AI on Africa. Making Africans healthier, better educated and informed? Or is it the next colonisation?
It’s good when communities map their assets. But what if this mapping could mutually strengthen separate networks? The Murmurations Protocol can help
The best music videos of last year take you higher, open up wormholes, create you from an embryo, and rap sublimely
What is the Fête of Britain? It's a four-day takeover in Manchester, curated by Brian Eno and Es Devlin's new cultural movement, Hard Art
Here's a very good argument against space settlements on Mars or the Moon. But also for space research that saves the Earth
Ai Wei Wei on art's role as a "guardian" against the effects of AI. But it also means "weird video games, emotional chaos and sabotage chic"
The "right to repair" is supported in Austria, where you can get up to €200 to fix your computer, bike, phone or fridge
Could a chatbot be your therapist? At Character.ai, millions of young people are turning to the "Psychologist" for help
Thinking like Gaia is more than the sum of the cards, says planetary coach Tom Mansfield
PRACTICE, PLANETARIAN, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, LEARNING, INGENUITY, FUTURES, ARTISTSpat kanegames, cards, gaia, play
Here's some videos that shake your reality frame - beautifully, weirdly and bruisingly
At COP28's end, there are five energy and pollution solutions that will give you a measure of climate optimism
“How do you help the people you love create a future you're proud to leave behind?” Manda Scott’s forthcoming eco-political epic Any Human Power has the answers
"Privacy first! Then - everything else!" Cory Doctorow's suggestion for curing so many of the current internet's ills
So what would a "farmscraper" look like - bringing living, working and the production of food to the heart of cities? Studio Precht shows us
Every nuance of AI, awe and charisma anatomised, clean aircraft and hydrogen cells. Noema’s top ten 2023 stories are a ride