Tobias Rees: Why Nature Becomes The New Tech "Our modern concept of reality is based on the difference between nature, humans and technology. This has always been on shaky ground, because nature is in us and technology is in nature," says Tobias... Sustainability Technology Mar 24, 2023
Christina Agapakis: The real world of biotechnology In industry, there is still an oil-based logic and logistics. Synthetic biology, on the other hand, is very open to synthesising not only bioproducts but also technology and nature. What exactly is sy... Sustainability Technology Mar 24, 2023
Ferdinand Ludwig: "Whoever plants a tree is a visionary" "Tages-Anzeiger": Mr Ludwig, do you live in a house made of trees? Ferdinand Ludwig: No, I live quite classically, in a city flat in Munich. Of course, I dream of living in a living house. But at the ... Sustainability Mar 20, 2023
Frans Schepers: "We have lost trust in nature" "The idea of rewilding is ten to twelve years old. It is about a paradigm shift thinking to restore nature on a large scale," says Frans Schepers in a video interview with GDI. By removing dams and di... Sustainability Mar 20, 2023
Christina Agapakis: "Biology is the most important part of our lives" "Migros-Magazin": What is the process [of your work]?"Migros-Magazin": What is the process [of your work]? Christina Agapakis: For this, we treat DNA like a code that can be programmed. Every living b... Sustainability Technology Mar 20, 2023
"Anatomy of a Breakthrough" – or how to get unstuck Almost anyone can feel stuck in some way. Whether you're going through a midlife crisis, struggling with writer's block or trapped in a thankless job, your feelings are usually a mix of anxiety, insec... Society Mar 15, 2023
Vegane Ernährung: Von Subkultur zum Supertrend? Strikt vegan ernähren sich zwar immer noch weniger als 1%, doch ihr Anteil steige stark an, meint GDI-Researcherin Christine Schäfer in der Sendung «SRF Puls» . Der Trend sei noch lange nicht vorbei. ... Food Health Society Sustainability Mar 3, 2023
Baubotanik: Von urbanen Wäldern und Baumhäusern Ferdinand Ludwig revolutioniert die Architekturwelt mit seinen hybriden Bauwerken, die aus lebenden Bäumen bestehen. Als Professor für Grüne Technologien und Landschaftsarchitektur an der Technischen ... Society Technology Feb 14, 2023
How information technology impacts the climate The climate impact of information and communication technology (ICT) has been the subject of numerous studies in recent years, often focusing on calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of digit... Technology Feb 3, 2023
Nutrition and depression: new evidence "You are what you eat" - the aphorism attributed to the "gastrosopher" Brillat-Savarin has recently been further substantiated. Researchers have long suspected a connection between our diet and our me... Food Health Feb 3, 2023
Video: The Synthetic Kingdom Credits: Cath Elliot Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is certain: the synthetic kingdom is part of our new nature. "How can we distinguish between natural and unnatural when synthetic biology creates life fro... Technology Feb 3, 2023
DNA data storage instead of server banks: a path to CO2 neutrality? In our connected world, we are constantly surrounded by data. We generate data, use it, and store it on an ever-increasing scale. This comes at a price: data storage could soon account for 20% of glob... Sustainability Technology Jan 31, 2023