Great story www.dezeen.com/2025/08/08/h...

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

My second ever book, ‘Design After Modernism: Beyond The Object’ was published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social in (checks the carbon dating) 1988. Imagine my (happy) surprise when, last month, Zaoli Gu gave me this Chinese edition which I never knew about before. www.abebooks.com/978050027510...

"Instead of using a diet as the entry point of the discussions of the food system, we should start in how we can manage the various agro-ecosystems in an organic/regenerative way. Diet will follow, as it always did..."

Interested in high-altitude social innovation? Check out these one month research residencies in Arvier, Italy. Deadline 19 October www.fondazionesantagata.it/en/arvier-in...

Home truths, clearly told, by Harris C M Tiddens: 'Nature as Value Standard: Three Measures for Creating a Monetary System That Protects the Foundations of Our Existence—Instead of Destroying Them' www.oekom.de/buch/nature-...

Interested in high-altitude social innovation? Check out these one month research residencies in Arvier, Italy. Deadline 19 October www.fondazionesantagata.it/en/arvier-in...

This remarkable group convened in Mumbai at #BITSDesignSchool to discuss #CareValuePlace from diverse perspectives. I'll post highlights of their contributions soon - but, for now, here's how I set the scene in my introduction thackara.com

two of the voices I listen to most intently

I was given the Frontier Design Prize by the Mayor of Shanghai www.jfdaily.com/staticsg/res... @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social

In south west England, this first-of-its-kind Bioregional Banquet features La Rasgioni ~ an ancient Sardinian tradition of reconciliation. Kingsbridge, 3 October. mailchi.mp/5fd97808bab9...

On 27 September, book launch in Amsterdam of 'Water Works: Ecosocial Design'. . 5jwwe.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/1t6...

On 27 September, book launch in Amsterdam of 'Water Works: Ecosocial Design'. . 5jwwe.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/1t6...

In south west England, this first-of-its-kind Bioregional Banquet features La Rasgioni ~ an ancient Sardinian tradition of reconciliation. Kingsbridge, 3 October. mailchi.mp/5fd97808bab9...

"we must nourish a transformative, earth-centric mindset rather than attempt to fix a broken industry
". Zoe Gilbertson on the final demise of 'sustainable fashion'.

A smart Judith Butler response to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/soci...

💧 New release: Water Works, Ecosocial Design Through essays and case studies, Water Works explores how we might reimagine ecosocial relationships between people, organisms, and the systems that sustain (or threaten) them. valiz.nl/en/publicati... @henriettewaal.bsky.social

Terrific interview with Isabel Carlisle, and summary, by David Bollier

💧New release: Water Works, Ecosocial Design In 60+ essays (one by me) and case studies, Water Works explores how we might reimagine ecosocial relationships between people, organisms, and the systems that sustain (or threaten) them. valiz.nl/en/publicati...

💧New release: Water Works, Ecosocial Design In 60+ essays (one by me) and case studies, Water Works explores how we might reimagine ecosocial relationships between people, organisms, and the systems that sustain (or threaten) them. valiz.nl/en/publicati...

Is an AI crash imminent? Well, Doors of Perception chronicled the dawn of the internet; spent years asking, "but what is it for?"; and then, when nobody answered with much conviction, was not surprised by the dotcom crash. So today's AI-angst does indeed feel a bit deja vu.

Is an AI crash imminent? Well, Doors of Perception chronicled the dawn of the internet; spent years asking, "but what is it for?"; and then, when nobody answered with much conviction, was not surprised by the dotcom crash. So today's AI-angst does indeed feel a bit deja vu.

Le naufrage des mégabassines ... Symbole d'une agriculture productiviste s'accaparant la ressource en eau, le modèle ruine les agriculteurs qui investissent dans leur exploitation.

There is an all-out global assault on the idea that government should help ppl & that ppl should help one another. That's what ZM represents. Elites of both parties in the US are engaged in this assault. Their goal: turn "the masses" against each other & prevent them from expecting better of gov.

How to balance proximity and modernity? Is 'Rurality 2.0' a viable thing? Our last MeetUp of the year runs from 28 August to 4 September thackara.com/notopic/how-...

How to balance proximity and modernity? Is 'Rurality 2.0' a viable thing? Our last MeetUp of the year runs from 28 August to 4 September thackara.com/notopic/how-...

Happy to have it confirmed by Frédéric Bosqué that we're "reconciling modernity with proximity" here in Les Cévennes - and that we're part of a movement called "Rurality 2.0". 4thgenerationcivilization.substack.com/p/from-the-b...

Intrigued by the notion of designing for life as a practice, many come to our MeetUps to unlock obstacles on a project, thesis, course, or book. They use the week here to move it forward. France, 28 August to 4 September thackara.com/meetinfrance/

This smart and enticing catalogue just arrived from @hslu_masterdesign in Lucerne. It poses a question ("Homo Ludens In Crisis") and suggests an answer (Eco-Social Design) before you even open it. (Decl: some these guys are friends of mine and my own name appears on page 41 - and so?)

Witte halvemaanzweefvlieg | White-bowed smoothwing (Scaeva pyrastri), man | male #amsterdamsebos #vlieg #fly #diptera #insectphotography #ElkeDagEenInsect

A new alliance is forming in Germany - one that unites actors in an agroecological value chain from seed to bread 🌾🧑‍🌾🥖 www.arc2020.eu/the-rise-of-... #Agroecology #SustainableFarming

This is such a hard choice! Either: a) read endless papers and attend research conferences on degrowth; or b) download this excellent and free guide to maintenance, repair and care as a practice. themaintainers.org/study-guide/

The Summit on Microbiome Stewardship is happening this week!!! Program details and free registration can be found here.  Please note, the webinars and the workshop each require registration to help us manage attendance. Who should attend? Students, and professionals from any discipline, are…

PART 1: Why agroecology matters PART 2: Agroecology is also urban PART 3: What agroecology needs from us PART 4: Potential of AgTech and AI PART 5: Shanghai Urban Ecologies Lab resilience.org/stories/2025...

PART 1: Why agroecology matters PART 2: Agroecology is also urban PART 3: What agroecology needs from us PART 4: Potential of AgTech and AI PART 5: Shanghai Urban Ecologies Lab resilience.org/stories/2025...

Social security for food? In France the idea is not utopian - regional schemes are being built. In this webinar Mathieu Dalmais and Les Colibris explain how. 30 June (in French) r.news.colibris-lemouvement.org/mk/mr/sh/1t6...

Rather beautifully, Professor Mahmood Mamdani's dedication in "Neither Settler Nor Native" is to his trail-blazing son, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. He quotes the revolutionary Chinese writer Lu Xun's famous concluding lines in "Hometown": 「其實地上本沒有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。」 -魯迅，故鄉 #everynightapoem

The virtual Summit on Microbiome Stewardship is just two weeks away!!! Program details and free registration can be found here.  Please note, the webinars and the workshop each require registration to help us manage attendance. Who should attend? Students, and professionals from any discipline,…

‘That’s what I want. For a child to hold their breath for a second. To feel something stir.’ This is a moving interview with Zaro Weil, whose new book of poetry for children, "I Hear The Trees", has just been published. booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/the-...

‘That’s what I want. For a child to hold their breath for a second. To feel something stir.’ This is a moving interview with Zaro Weil, whose new book of poetry for children, "I Hear The Trees", has just been published. booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/the-...

44,000 Toronto Bikeshare trips in one day. The system costs about $14-million net to run; a major expansion will be $20-million. The proposed Highway 413 extension could cost 500 times that much to move 7x the number of people

Wild - in a good way - that these extraordinary posters on indigenous futurisms by Dr Ambelin Kwaymullina were commissioned by (and shown at) a School of Cybernetics @ourANU. They're a must-read. cybernetics.anu.edu.au/projects/Ind...

thanks, in turn for for introducing me, via this link, to the concept of Doikayt, or “hereness". It sounds so much richer than the word "local" that shapes so much sustainability discourse. I'm going to read Molly Crabapple's book to find out if I'm right about that

Trump’s provocations have turned Angelenos into pedestrians

This, right here, is where the global future of mobility is happening restofworld.org/2025/transsi...

‘Protests do not make LA dangerous. What makes LA dangerous is the Trump-ordered invasion of our city. We're talking about abducting people, not dismembering a few electric scooters’ www.torched.la/tactical-ale...

We are proud to endorse this joint position paper along with 96 other orgs 💚 More in our article: www.arc2020.eu/fund-the-fut...