Last chance to see More than Human, which closes on Sunday. It's been such a privilege seeing people fit this show into their mental landscape and responding in ways that are emotional, philosophical and practical. Don't miss it designmuseum.org/exhibitions/...

Yeah, Heartland started pushing fear of lithium mining explicitly in 2023. This was a key response to their propaganda, and includes a link to the Heartland piece. www.distilled.earth/p/a-fossil-f...

Crazy. I met Yu Kongjian last year at a symposium on landscape design. His ‘sponge cities’ concept is an important one. Sad news

Nice to see my talk at World Design Congress quoted in this roundup. “The challenge is that we have to work at two speeds simultaneously: with immediate urgency, and with the vision to begin the slow project of reimagining our relationship with the living world” www.dezeen.com/2025/09/16/w...

"There is no point growing the economy if it is not done sustainably and with regeneration at its heart" #design www.dezeen.com/2025/09/16/w...

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

Very much looking forward to the More than Human symposium tomorrow, with speakers including Emanuele Coccia, David Abram, Marcus Coates, Andres Jaque, Paulo Tavares, Daisy Ginsberg and Lucia Pietroiusti futureobservatory.org/programme/ev...

Unless Israel is stopped, by the end of October Gaza city would be reduced to rubble.

In the LRB, I write about the complicity, denial and evasiveness that have characterized Germany’s response to the destruction of Gaza. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

"The global history of energy is not a story of substitution, but of accumulation. There has never been a true "transition" away from coal, oil, or even wood. In 2024, wood still generated twice as much energy as nuclear power" (I'm enjoying this book; here's a primer) www.dezeen.com/2025/04/22/e...

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

Yesterday, @washingtonpost.com Washington Post published an image of Gaza City which looked like Hiroshima. It seems that this is one of the *least damaged* areas in the Gaza Strip. Short thread: @leloveluck.bsky.social

They are saying very clearly what they intend to do.

Even the tawdry timeline we inhabit has some bring spots--from my piece in the NYT this morning www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

More than Human is the topic of today’s Thought for the Day by Rev Lucy Winkett. Did not see that coming! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

"Today we are again beginning to understand not only that everything is connected, but also that there is no nature that has not somehow been affected by us, whether indirectly or through deliberate intervention." @edwinheathcote.bsky.social: on.ft.com/3TB9frK

Are you still half asleep? Perhaps you had a little too much last night in the heat? Perfect state to consider @edwinheathcote.bsky.social's question of the weekend: Can an octopus appreciate art? on.ft.com/3TB9frK

‘Now that we have changed everything, might we consult, or at least consider, the many millions of other species on Earth?’ Characteristically thoughtful piece by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social on the More than Human exhibition www.ft.com/content/7b36...

"Al Pacino decided not to take the role of Han Solo in Star Wars." A sentence that can never be unread www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Great to see Future Observatory mentioned in the government's Creative Industries Sector Plan, published this week

You know you’re a patriot not when you’re proud of your country but when you’re ashamed of it (to paraphrase Carlo Ginzburg) www.bbc.com/news/article...

In the 2000s it focused on public space and civic pride. Now it’s green corridors. Medellín continues to be inspiring when it comes to urban strategies www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What the six year old learned in school: “Humanists believe the world is made of science. Hindus believe the world was made by Christians.” 🤷🏽‍♂️

Big fan of trams www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

“By 2030, carbon dioxide emissions from AI datacentres will be six times the 2023 level” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

wrote about HouseEurope! which is a very compelling legislative effort to keep carbon in the ground by forcing developers to reuse existing buildings www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Forensic Architecture have a tracker on the Madleen so you can follow her journey to Gaza. Here’s hoping everyone on board gets there safely freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracker/

"According to new projections published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in December, by 2028 more than half of the electricity going to data centers will be used for AI. At that point, AI alone could consume as much electricity annually as 22% of all US households." Fucking fuck

Always up for reading Hito Steyerl on ‘artificial stupidity’ and the shift from image-making to ‘da/mage-making’ artreview.com/hito-steyerl...

135 Palestinians killed in Gaza so far today. Massacre after massacre, day after day. The world does nothing.

“Our analysis is clear: even in the ideal world, we cannot solve the triple planetary crisis by mere recycling. The much-needed systemic change requires fundamental change.”

A “sustained presence” - ie occupation. Is the world going to let this happen? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

« ‘Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy »

Still stupid after all these years. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Wood has a clear advantage because it comes from a natural cycle…What’s important is that we use wood for long-lived products as much as possible. If we store carbon in buildings for 100 or 200 years, we delay emissions significantly – that’s a major effect.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It’s bizarre that the BBC deems heat pumps too political for one of its presenters to engage with. They’re only political if you accept the Right’s attempts to politicise the climate crisis www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

Brilliant breaking news: this year’s Goldman Prize—the Nobel of environmentalism—is won by activist Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari for her work defending the rights & life of Peru’s Marañon River. “For us, the river isn’t just a body of water. It’s fundamental.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...

and yes those are the figures - with those three little boxes at bottom left we support research into everything humans have ever thought, said, designed or performed; what it is to be human, and the conditions that allow us to flourish or falter.

Huge, if true

"A new study reveals that isolated patches of fruit trees and berry bushes in the region's hemlock and cedar forests were deliberately planted by Indigenous peoples in and around their settlements (in the Pacific Northwest) more than 150 years ago."

He suffered extra attacks because of his Oscar. But without the Oscar I wonder if he’d be free (or alive) today www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Good morning to everyone, and especially the Bloomberg crew who just did the deep dive on transformers I’ve been waiting 3 years for someone to write. And you should read every word of it. 🔌💡 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

"The Coast is not a Line, It’s a Zone". Feifei Zhou is one of the research fellows for our forthcoming More than Human exhibition. Here she talks about her research into vernacular fishing and wetland ecologies in West Timor futureobservatory.org/news/the-coa...

In a targeted attack on his car, Israel has killed Al-Jazeera's Hossam Shabat, who was only 23 years old and was one of the last remaining journalists in Gaza. There are no words.

BREAKING & BIG: Today in PARIS, citizens voted in a referendum to PEDESTRIANIZE 500 MORE of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by city leaders to create people-places, curb car usage, and improve air quality. 66% of Parisians voted in favour of the measure, official results showed!

Some badass early Pulitzer contenders out of Turkey

Actually… KitKat, Smarties, Aero, Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers and Pantene shampoo www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Politics was simpler then

Unbelievable