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
«Veganuary»: Hype oder sinnvoller Verzicht? «Veganuary» ist ein Kofferwort aus «vegan» und «January» (Januar). Die gleichnamige Organisation in England rief die Kampagne 2014 ins Leben. Sie will Menschen dazu ermuntern, einen Monat lang vegane ... Food Health Sustainability Jan 19, 2023
Will this become the new agriculture? Conventional agriculture is increasingly criticised. Too much farming land, too much water consumption and too harmful pesticides. Three Israeli start-ups from the food tech scene want to take a compl... Food Sustainability Technology Jan 19, 2023
Letting nature just take its course? "Rewilding" is a term that only came into use a good ten years ago. But what does it actually mean? According to Frans Schepers, who was responsible for international nature conservation programmes at... Sustainability Jan 18, 2023
Timeline: We Are at The Beginning of The Age of Biology The future economic system will be increasingly based on biology. Scientific advances promise unprecedented opportunities to increase food production, cure diseases, generate energy, purify water and ... Sustainability Technology Jan 6, 2023
What if we could talk to animals? The goals are ambitious. The non-profit Earth Species Project (ESP) wants to develop software that helps understand languages throughout the animal kingdom, regardless of species, from worms to whales... Sustainability Technology Jan 6, 2023
Karin Frick on the New Age of Biophilia We are observing a turning point: from the technological to the biotechnological age. In a video, Karin Frick, Principal Researcher at the GDI, explains why. Biology is becoming the new leading techno... Sustainability Technology Dec 5, 2022
The Protein Transformation: Which industries are affected? Die Proteinwende Play The Protein Transformation Play Animal proteins do not have to disappear completely from our diet to ensure a sustainable food system. There will continue to be wildlife populati... Food Health Sustainability Dec 5, 2022
Warum die Digitalisierung dem Klima auch schadet Das Essay erschien ursprünglich in der «SonntagsZeitung» vom 30.10.2022. Grosse IT-Unternehmen brüsten sich gern damit, dass sie ihre Dienste klimafreundlich bereitstellen. Google gibt zum Beispiel an... Sustainability Technology Nov 25, 2022
Warum auf das Zeitalter der Technologie das Zeitalter der Biologie folgt Die vergangenen Jahrzehnte waren geprägt von einem immer rasanteren technologischen Wandel. Vom ersten Computer über das Smartphone bis hin zu Quantencomputer und Künstlicher Intelligenz. Es schienen ... Society Sustainability Technology Nov 25, 2022
Is Solar Punk Our Future? Solar punks could be described as the radically optimistic version of the climate youth. They envision a future in which people have overcome the great ecological and social crises of our time and cre... Sustainability Technology Nov 25, 2022
Merlin Sheldrake: "Fungi remind us that you don't have to have a brain to solve problems." GDI: Warum sind Pilze wichtig? Merlin Sheldrake: Im Reich des Lebens bilden die Pilze eine eigene Kategorie, die genauso umfangreich ist wie die der Tiere oder Pflanzen. Alles irdische Leben, alles er... Food Sustainability Jul 15, 2022