Why is China appointing thousands of judges to environmental courts and training prosecutors to bring cases to them, even if it means suing the government? Eco-lawyer James Thornton takes us inside the country’s growing effort…
“Breathing clean air is every child’s human right,” says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now,…
From glue alternatives inspired by gecko’s feet to factories that produce a net benefit to the environment, Interface’s VP and chief sustainability officer Erin Meezan explains how we can look to nature to learn how…
A self-declared “repair geek,” Gay Gordon-Byrne is a driving force behind the right-to-repair movement, which aims to empower people to fix their stuff. She describes how the movement is gaining legislative momentum and breaks down…
Sex therapist Ian Kerner hears about a common problem from his patients: “failure to launch,” or the inability to build and maintain sexual momentum. What’s the solution? Whether you’re looking to reignite the spark in…
Regret is one of our most powerful emotions — and also one of the most misunderstood. Over the past two years, author Daniel Pink has collected a trove of more than 16,000 regrets from people…
Lucas Joppa, Microsoft’s first chief environmental officer, thinks about climate change through the lens of coding, and he says the world’s current net-zero approach simply won’t compute. So how do we create a system that…
When Lebanon was rocked by a massive explosion at the port of Beirut, filmmaker Mounia Akl came face-to-face with chaos — and the power of art to create some sense of order. In this poetic,…
The ocean is often thought of as a victim of climate change, in need of human protection. But ocean expert Susan Ruffo says that mindset needs to shift. From storing carbon to providing protection to…
If you’re wondering why blackface — mimicking people of African descent via stereotypes and makeup-darkened skin — is a big deal, then perhaps a little history lesson can help demystify the outcry. Dwan Reece, curator…