Luxe jungles, moveable homes, and building for resilience — With the climate emergency crescendoing in real and tangible ways for larger and larger parts of the population, we need to look deeper into how our cities and the communities within them can adapt. The following decade will be nothing short of an upheaval. Those in power hung onto business…

An environmental scientist calls BS — I wrote my first thesis on the eradication of PET waste with the help of circular economy principles. The near-complete eradication of single-use plastic is feasible and affordable. …

Hyperlocal, green, happy — Cities should be smart, efficient spaces where we have everything at our doorstep. At least, in theory, or if you are lucky enough to live in the nicer areas of your town. Some cities feel more accommodating than others, and they all have different characters. But one thing is for…

Here is what you can do instead — I’m sure I’m not the first person to tell you that the world's plastic problem is at a critical level today. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age to the Steel Age, we delineate society’s epochs by their primary material for fabrication. …

Girl, we might be — There is so much profoundly dysfunctional sh*t going on in our everyday lives; it got me feeling like I am in an abusive relationship with our culture. I am sure many share the feeling of being continually gaslit by late capitalism, the patriarchy, and society in general, especially if you…

Here is a more sustainable approach to new beginnings — We are nearing the end of January, and the marketing messaging designed to make you feel insecure and inferior is in full swing. Isn’t it weird that every year, in the middle of dead winter, we are expected to turn our lives around and become a better, fitter, more productive…

This Is Why We Can’t Fix Things — Ever wonder why there is still inequality, hunger, wars, injustices, and just an excessive amount of dumb sh*t going on today? And we hear from left and right that we have all the solutions; we just need to implement them. Yet there is a lot of talking and no implementation…

An omnivore's journey towards veganism — I loved eating meat. Eating meat was a tradition and a core element of my identity. Lamb-meat dumplings and soups reminded me of lunches with my grandparents and have brought me comfort. But I have felt increasingly uneasy about my meat consumption. I started eating less and less animal-based products…

Suck it up, buttercup — Men hurt men in patriarchy. Patriarchy pushes toxic masculinity onto everyone. Beyond the obvious issues of boys being expected to bottle up their feelings, men carry a lot of shame, anger, and hate. We are all hurt in heteronormative patriarchal systems. None of us are safe; none of us are…