A new TED talk from Paul Stamets… 6 Ways to save the world! Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu. Entrepreneurial mycologist Paul Stamets seeks to rescue the study of mushrooms from forest gourmets and psychedelic warlords. The [...]
Full Story »Freeing Energy from the Grid – Justin Hall-Tipping
What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of ‘normal’ can lead to extraordinary breakthroughs. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where [...]
Full Story »The Future of Food
There is a food revolution happening in America today. People are seeking out farmers’ markets, organic produce and good restaurants. At the same time, our food supply is increasingly controlled by multi-national corporations. Over the past 10 years, with the advent of genetic engineering and the massive expansion of pesticide companies, like Monsanto, into the [...]
Full Story »Ancients on the Edge of Forever: Great Basin Bristlecone Pines
I would like to honor the haven of the Earth that has cradled these ancient beings. And give credit to Edie Howe-Byne for a beautiful project… About this project Imagine watching 1.46 million sunrises. Imagine being 1000 years old when Stonehenge was being built. Imagine the Great Basin Bristlecone Pines, growing in austere conditions, for [...]
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