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A Philip Johnson House, Transformed Into a Community Hub for the Future
5 minute read
Story collections on the Reasons to be Cheerful website.
David Byrne’s Reasons to Be Cheerful Cheers Us Up
7 minute read
A clear bottle of Air Co. vodka.
A Carbon-Negative Vodka Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Storyline
3 minute read
Steinway player piano (Courtesy Steinway & Sons)
Steinway Brings Live Recitals to Your Living Room, Piano and All
6 minute read
An illustration from Night Sky featuring the Virgo constellation.
This App Brings the Cosmos into Your Pocket
1 minute read
A large analog synthesizer covered in Christmas lights.
MIDI 2.0 Expands the Digital Music-Making Toolbox
1 minute read
A man doing bicep curls with a Forme home gym.
Get Your Home Gym (and Yourself) Into Shape With These Solutions
2 minute read
Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing
Hannah Lewis on the Burgeoning “Mini-Forest Revolution”
9 minute read
Michael Pinsky's Pollution Pod domes, with people inside and out.
Artist Michael Pinsky’s Climate-Action Plan: “Pollution Pods”
2 minute read
Pedro Gadanho. (Courtesy Actar Publishers)
Pedro Gadanho on How Architecture Must Adapt to Our Ecological Emergency
24 minute read
Electronic musician Yoko Sen in the hospital
An Electronic Musician’s Quest to Reimagine Hospital Soundscapes
4 minute read
A map of the world with red dots and forms drawn over it.
Rem Koolhaas Brings the Country to the City With a Guggenheim Show
2 minute read
Olafur Eliasson’s “Tell Me About a Miraculous Invention” (1996). (Photo: Ernest Sackitey. Courtesy SCCA Tamale)
A Multi-Venue Exhibition in Ghana Seeks to Shift Perspectives Through the Lens of Time
3 minute read
Vertical split screen of a woman wearing a face mask and a man wearing a space helmet
Designer Lydia Cambron Makes a Quarantine Version of the Finale of “2001: A Space Odyssey”
6 minute read
CW&T’s Time Since Launch clock. (Courtesy CW&T)
A Brooklyn Studio Whose Creations Alter Our Perspectives on Time
3 minute read
Cecilia Bembibre in a blue shirt, leaning over a table with a book.
Cecilia Bembibre Is On a Mission to Save the Scents of History
2 minute read
The “Urban Sun” installation at the Solar Biennale, designed by Studio Roosegaarde. (Courtesy the Solar Biennale)
An Energy Summit in the Netherlands Imagines a Solar-Powered Future
3 minute read
A screenshot from House Party featuring some of The Slowdown team.
The App That Everyone Is Going to Be Using During the Covid-19 Quarantine
1 minute read
A black Angell bike on concrete in profile.
The Three Best E-Bikes on the Market
2 minute read
A white Light Phone in grass.
A Smartphone Alternative We Can Totally Get Behind
3 minute read
A large tray of compost heading into a white container surrounded by plants.
Why Human Composting Is the Future of Death Care
2 minute read
Courtesy MSCHF
MSCHF Highlights the Absurdities of Modern Consumerism—and Makes Money Doing It
4 minute read
Crypto Island podcast cover art
PJ Vogt’s Crypto Island Podcast Explores the Wild Wild World of Digital Currency
5 minute read
Our New At a Distance Podcast Takes a Good Look at the Big Picture
2 minute read
Filmmaker Grace Boyle tracking sensory data in the Amazon. (Photo: Fábio Nascimento. Courtesy Greenpeace)
This London Studio Draws on Smell-O-Vision as a Tool for Promoting Social and Environmental Advocacy
4 minute read
A FarmBot waters a bed of herbs and vegetables.
Plot an Edible Home Garden With This Automated, Open-Source Bot
1 minute read
Eat for the Planet podcast logo
A Podcast Covering the Vanguards of the Sustainable Food Movement
3 minute read
An astronaut on the moon, with a dome reflected in their visor.
Fish Scales and Lunar Dust May Hold the Key to Building on the Moon
2 minute read
A tin of 4ever mints in peppermint flavor.
Fix Your Bad Breath With These Minty Solutions
1 minute read
Rendering of Drift’s indoor drone performance, “Social Sacrifice” (2022). (Courtesy Drift and Aorist)
In Venice, “CodeX” Offers an Optimistic Take on the Future of Art and Technology
6 minute read
Cover of “Worlds Without End” (2023) by Chris Impey. (Courtesy MIT Press)
Chris Impey on the New Space Race and Exoplanet Habitation
17 minute read
MoMA curator Paola Antonelli
MoMA Curator Paola Antonelli on Pandemics and Protests
6 minute read
Paper bag on a table with food
How the Too Good to Go App Aids in the Fight Against Food Waste
3 minute read
A bowl of yellow squash and tomatoes.
This App Will Help Get Your Green Thumb Going
1 minute read
Lidewij Edelkoort. (Photo: Thirza Schaap)
Lidewij Edelkoort Starts Up a New Master’s Program in Sustainable Textile Production
6 minute read
Vollebak’s Indestructible Puffer. (Courtesy Vollebak)
From an Indestructible Puffer to 100-Year Pants, Vollebak Makes Clothes for the Future
4 minute read
Meet NASA’s “Nasalnaut”
2 minute read
The cover of the book "Meaningful Stuff: Design That Lasts" by Jonathan Chapman.
How to Break the Cycle of a Throwaway Society
5 minute read
The cover of “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility” (2023). (Courtesy Haymarket Books)
In “Not Too Late,” a Vital, Kaleidoscopic View on the Climate Crisis
6 minute read
A man in virtual reality playing an exercise game, floating on a disk above a lake.
Break a Sweat to Supernatural, a Home Gym With a VR Twist
1 minute read
Manitoga house designed by Russel Wright
An Exhibition Posits How Design Can Be a Steward of Nature and the Future
5 minute read
A blue, brown, and translucent sculpture by Neri Oxman.
Neri Oxman’s “Material Ecology” Gets the MoMA Spotlight
2 minute read
Tatiana Schlossberg smiling next to the front cover of Inconspicuous Consumption.
Environmental Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg Shares Her Media Diet
5 minute read
Hands holding the threads of a white roll of fabric.
Using Ancient Craftsmanship, Angel Chang Designs Clothes for the Future
7 minute read
NASA's Eau de Luna perfume next to a pile of moon rocks.
NASA’s “Eau de Space” Fragrance Recreates the Smell of Outer Space
2 minute read
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson looking out over green mountains from a patch of trail.
These Climate Podcasts Focus on Stories, Not Statistics
2 minute read
The Workspace of Tomorrow cover art, featuring a white cube and text on grey-green background.
Introducing Our New Podcast About the Future of Work
2 minute read
Petit Pli clothing
Pleated Clothing Designed to Grow With Your Kid
3 minute read
Dr. Uma Valeti in a still from the documentary “Meat the Future.” (Courtesy “Meat the Future”)
This Documentary Follows a Start-Up Taking Animals Out of Meat Production
4 minute read
Beatrice Galilee writing in a notebook with her laptop before her.
Beatrice Galilee’s New Architecture Conference Takes a Whole-Earth Perspective
4 minute read
A crinkled green tote bag on a white plinth.
A Waterproof, Washable Bag That’s Actually Environmentally Friendly
1 minute read
A submersible robot traveling below the Thwaites Glacier.
This Video Footage of the Thwaites Glacier Shows the Sea Levels Rising Before Our Very Eyes
2 minute read
Black and white photo of a woman jumping rope
How the Pandemic Has Altered the Way We View Everyday Objects
2 minute read
The Future Library Forest. (Photo: Rio Gandara. Courtesy Helsingin Sanomat)
At a Library in Oslo, the Books Can’t Be Read Until 2114
5 minute read
Alien Listening Book
Why Aliens Could Be Able to Listen to NASA’s Golden Record—Even If They Don’t Have Ears
7 minute read
A black bottle reading Saunders & Long.
Saunders & Long’s Ingenious 5-in-1 Grooming Solution
6 minute read
Curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi
At the Armory Show, an Exhibition Where Artists Share Visions of the Future
3 minute read
An orange and white handout from Black Mountain College.
Black Mountain College Is About to Come to a Screen Near You
2 minute read
Sarah Socia. (Courtesy OVR Technology)
The Real-Life Benefits of Augmenting the Metaverse With Scents
8 minute read
“Me + You,” an A.I.-powered installation by Suchi Reddy
This Sculpture Wants to Know How the Future Makes You Feel
3 minute read
The Kistefos Museum in Jevnaker, Norway
Bjarke Ingels on Creating Extraordinary Environments for Today and Tomorrow
1 minute read
A split avocado in bright, moody lighting.
Miguel Gonzalez, AKA Davocadoguy, on the Perfect Avocado
4 minute read
Edn's home garden with an assortment of herbs.
A Low-Maintenance Home Garden for the Botanically Challenged
1 minute read
Three people underneath an Olafur Elaisson video installation.
Olafur Elaisson’s Latest Exhibition Offers a Hopeful Vision of the Future
1 minute read
A Radiooooo illustration with a woman with red hair and blue skin.
Avoid Algorithms With the Incredibly Refreshing Radiooooo
2 minute read
Sagmeister 123’s Progress Shirt and Opinion Coat. (Courtesy Sagmeister 123)
With His First Clothing Line, Stefan Sagmeister Visualizes Positive Global Trends
4 minute read
A man wearing an army green face mask.
These Masks Bring New Meaning to “Facial Expressions”
2 minute read
The Earth on a black background
What We’re Reading on the Internet Archive
1 minute read
The classic “Blue Marble” image of the Earth, taken by the Apollo 17 crew on Dec. 7, 1972. (Courtesy NASA)
Marina Koren on Rethinking the “Overview Effect”
16 minute read
Stefan Sagmeister. (Photo: Victor G. Jeffreys II)
Stefan Sagmeister Finds Optimism in the Long View
24 minute read
A trigeminal-based temperature illusion device developed by Jas Brooks, Steven Nagels, and Pedro Lopes. (Courtesy Jas Brooks)
What Will the Metaverse Smell Like?
13 minute read
author and environmental anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva
Environmental Anthropologist and “Feasting Wild” Author Gina Rae La Cerva’s Media Diet
6 minute read
Angela Glover Blackwell looking into a microphone, in front of a blue background.
Angela Glover Blackwell’s Great, Galvanizing Podcast
2 minute read
At a Distance book by Spencer Bailey and Andrew Zuckerman
Introducing The Slowdown’s First Book, “At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic”
4 minute read
A hallway in AORA’s virtual gallery. (Courtesy AORA)
These Virtual Exhibitions Draw on the Real-Life Health Benefits of Art
8 minute read
A large crowd protesting for Black Lives Matter in New York City.
Lawyer-Turned-Photographer Cindy Trinh on Documenting New York City Protests
8 minute read
Photo: Andrew Zuckerman
A Start-Up Is Monitoring Space Junk to Enable a More Sustainable Space Economy
8 minute read
Landscape's Stereo Field, a yellow and gold synthesizer.
These Compact Analog Instruments Pack a Punch
1 minute read
Dr. Brian Fisher smiling and examining a pinned wasp.
Entomologist Dr. Brian Fisher on Why Edible Insects are Good for Your Health
5 minute read
Overlapping copies of “No Finish Line.” (Photo: Weston Colton. Courtesy Nike)
Nike Imagines the World 50 Years From Now
15 minute read
Plush, knitted lights in multiple colors with a hand squeezing them.
These Knitted Kinetic Lights Take Playtime Seriously
2 minute read
Daniel Humm. (Photo: Craic McDean)
Daniel Humm’s Giant, Thought-Provoking, Plant-Based Pivot
15 minute read