The microchip crisis has added another layer of complexity to the challenges faced by the metal industry and underscores the critical importance of sustainable practices and global cooperation in ensuring the stability and resilience of our technological future.
Category Archives: sustainability
The Plastic Revolution: A History of Convenience and Consequences
Realistically speaking, if humanity is to persist very far into the twenty-first century, we will need the help of sophisticated genetic engineering to deal with the huge piles of plastic trash we keep producing and to avoid regressing to primitive hunter-gatherer societies.
Earth Day: Celebrating the Planet or Capitalizing on a Trend?
Earth Day has become a Hallmark card event, a feel-good day that symbolizes our commitment to the environment but ultimately does little to address the ongoing environmental issues we face. While it’s important to celebrate the planet and raise awareness about environmental issues, we need to move beyond Earth Day to make a real difference.
The Evolution of Fabric: When Technology and Textile Dance Together
Fashion and technology have been converging in some truly groundbreaking ways. With the rise of 3D printing and the emergence of smart fabrics, designers and brands are pushing the boundaries, creating everything from fantastical, otherworldly designs that seem to defy gravity, to a range of features, from moisture-wicking, and temperature regulation to biometric tracking .
Will 3D printing and smart fabrics become more accessible and affordable and will they become increasingly mainstream?
The Day the World Stopped: Imagining a Future Without The Internet of Things
The world is in a constant state of flux, and the things that we hold dear today may be forgotten and abandoned tomorrow. This is particularly true in the realm of technology, where advancements are made at an astonishing pace, and the latest innovation can quickly become outdated and obsolete in a flash.It’s hard to imagine a world without the internet of things (IoT). We rely so heavily on the technology that surrounds us, from our smartphones and laptops to our smart homes and cars. The impact of losing access IoT would be profound, disrupting not only our personal lives but also the economy and society as a whole.
Creating Change From The Bottom Up
A story of how change that starts from the bottom, driven through action and example while engaging others, results in a solid foundation from which to build. It started with two inmates who joined forces to make a difference in their restrained community and beyond its confines. If what we do is who we are, and our actions define us, these three ex-convicts and their cellmates have shown us that change starts from the bottom up and most importantly from within.
The Winter of Our Discontent
Many of you are probably familiar with Steinbeck’s novel, The Winter of Our Discontent, which essentially means now we are in a period of misery. The combination of extreme heat, fires, droughts, flooding, supply chain, and transportation disruptions, plus the disproportionate price hikes of fuel and electricity means that we will be seeing a lot less food on store shelves this winter. Meanwhile the rich will keep partying and flying around in their private jets just as they did during the Corona Virus Pandemic.
How To Become An Astute Consumer
As much as shopping online has opened us up to a big wild world of endless consumer goods it has also opened up a deep dark vortex where people get sucked into a scrolling stupor. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate and have enjoyed the convenience of online shopping as much as anyone else, especially during the pandemic lockdowns. But there is a downside to all of this.
The Boots Still Fit, the World Does Not
I once walked an entire winter in boots filled with icy water, afraid to tell my mother they’d soaked through. That moment of silence, stitched with fear and thrift, stayed with me—through punk years, cowboy boot phases, and Milanese thigh-high obsessions. Looking back now, my wardrobe tells the story of a world that changed—and a fashion industry that forgot how to make things last.
Coffee Rituals
From stovetop, drips, home espresso machines to Nespresso, the choices are endless when it comes to choosing how we want to engage in this daily ritualistic pleasure. This post is dedicated to stovetop coffee makers. A stovetop Moka, in my opinion, is the best, cheapest and simplest way to really enjoy the ritual of coffee making at home.
Words Have Power 