Category: Systems Science

  • How to make capitalism work for people and the planet

    10 Steps To Transform Capitalism For The Better BY JOHN ELKINGTON AND CHARMIAN LOVE, fastcoexist.com Our economic system could better serve people and the planet. These are the small pivots we can take to make it more equitable. Editor’s Note In this series of five sto­ries, Volans will high­light key pre­sen­ta­tions from the Break­through… RT…

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  • Visualizing all public transit in NYC

    Watch One Mesmerizing Day Of All The Public Transit In New York BY MORGAN CLENDANIEL, fastcoexist.com This video, made using MTA data, shows the city as defined by its subways, buses, and trains. New York is a city defined by its pub­lic trans­porta­tion sys­tem. It’s why, when large parts of it were taken out dur­ing…

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  • Visualize NYC buried in its C02 emissions

    Infographic: Watch NYC Get Buried Under Its CO2 Emissions By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com In 2010, NYC added 54 million metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere. This video shows it as a big, blue ball pit. Last week, thou­sands in New York and mil­lions at home watched the Macy’s Thanks­giv­ing Day Parade, an annu­al, multi-hour…

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  • Visualize microscopic wonder of plants

    The Wondrous Beauty Of Microscopic Plant Seeds By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com U.K. artist Rob Kesseler is working with the Millennium Seed Bank to illustrate the remarkable, nearly invisible world of microscopic botany. As long as humans have made art, they’ve looked to the flora and fauna around them for inspi­ra­tion.… RT @FastCompany: Via @FastCoDesign, The…

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  • Mercedes Rolls Out the Future of the SUV

    By Damon Lavrinc, wired.com LOS ANGE­LES, Cal­i­for­nia – Geländewagen. It’s not an Aus­tri­an insult or some obscure epi­thet from the East­ern Bloc; it’s Mercedes-Benz’ icon­ic SUV. Orig­i­nal­ly craft­ed with a ruler and a chis­el for mil­i­tary use, it even­tu­al­ly went… http://flpbd.it/cujf3 Mercedes Rolls Out the Future of the SUV Related articles Smart Crossover SUV to…

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  • Pong Cases Protect Devices And Your Brain Simultaneously

    Beth Buczynski, earthtechling.com These days, every­one has a smart phone or tablet. In an attempt to keep these gad­gets orga­nized (and work­ing) we’ve adopt­ed an entire indus­try of pro­tec­tive acces­sories that express our unique sense of style and expres­sion. While they ma… http://flpbd.it/ppQjA Pong Cases Protect Devices And Your Brain Simultaneously Related articles MaKey MaKey…

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  • Obama victory and tech industry

    What Obama’s Victory Means for Tech Brian Barrett, gizmodo.com Barack Obama’s vic­to­ry last night has far-reaching fis­cal, social, and mil­i­tary impli­ca­tions, all of which are famil­iar to any­one who kept at least one eye open dur­ing any of this year’s debates. But what do four more years mean for tech… What Obama’s Victory Means for…

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  • Big ass fans: A cool breeze without the noise

    Big Ass Fans Haiku | Popular Science popsci.com A cool breeze without the noise. With its res­i­den­tial Haiku model, Big Ass Fans changed every con­ven­tion estab­lished by a cen­tu­ry of ceiling-fan design. That hot, loud, electromagnet-driven AC motor is now a cool, quiet, per­ma­nent­ly… http://flpbd.it/QWXuw Related articles How to Add Humor to Your Website (zemanta.com)…

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  • Fenix ReadySet: Energy storage, redesigned

    Fenix ReadySet | Popular Science popsci.com Energy storage, redesigned. The ReadySet portable base sta­tion can draw and store ener­gy from a num­ber of sources: A 15-watt solar panel charges its bat­tery in seven hours. Next year, Fenix will release a kinet­ic gen­er­a­tor, which can hel… http://flpbd.it/uIyLy Related articles Intelligent plug-and-play energy system charges by sun,…

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