Technosphere Interference
Alessia AndreottiDoes Technosphere stop humans from sexual replication?
If humans would disappear from the face of the Earth today, we would still leave 30 trillion tons of mass in the geological record. Certainly, "we were here" is written all over.
The rise and fall of the Earths forests can now be tracked 'real time' through a new mapping tool called Global Forest Watch.
Scientists learn how to harvest electricity from radio waves.
Now who's gonna scare who? Our peculiar image of the week was sent in by Béla Zsigmond .
There is a WiFi network illegally configured that interferes with the rain radar creating a ray of "clouds" that won't bring any water.
Our deficiencies have always driven us, even among our distant ancestors, back in the last Ice Age. Having neither the speed and strength to hunt large prey, nor sharp teeth and …
With great pleasure we announce our plans for 2021-2024: ‘Hello, Superorganism’ . Our human presence has a huge impact on the planet; plastic in the oceans, climate change, mass …
James Lovelock (1919) has lived on Earth for over a century. You may find that long, but it is short for himself. He thinks big and from a long-term awareness. At the age of …
Textiles manufacturer 'Vlisco' updates African classic pattern to represent personal educational preferences.
Is the evolution of the single bladed razor into an exorbitant five–bladed vibrating gizmo the outcome of human needs, or is there another force in play? Say hello to Razorius …
Drones are typically thought of as flying spying robots, or even worse flying spying shooting robots. But could we also employ drones for good? The people of …
Waveforms are found in the biosphere and the technosphere alike.
We live in a world in which we control the biology of a tomato at such precision, you could think of it as a product of technology, instead of a product of nature. Think about it, …
Stephen Hawking gives his opinion on what technological unemployment, aka machines taking over our jobs, can represent for future human societies.
The way we currently build is not sustainable. We will have to develop a sustainable living environment that matches our human needs, intuitions and potential.
Indium gallium arsenide couldbe the material of the new super computer chips of the future.
We have entered the Anthropocene epoch, in which humanity and its instrumentalities are the most potent and influential geological force.
NNN director Koert van Mensvoort writes a letter to humanity.
We sat down with Shahar Livne, an Israeli-born designer who graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven to talk about her vision on the future of plastics.
Today we hold the ability to gather a lot of knowledge, thanks to science. We are able to watch, analyze, manipulate and change matter to the nano-level. This makes it tempting to …
Today our human impact on Earth is humongous. Climate change, plastic oceans, mass urbanization and deforestation. Scientist recently calculated the technosphere now outweighs the …
I remember the smoke the most. That pungent smell permeating the camps of tribal people. Everything they touch is infused with the lingering perfume of smoke – their food, …
If you haven't read the recently posted essay " Razorius Gilletus – On the Origin of a Next Species ?", you probably won't understand much of the following. Anyhow, I'd want to …
In this essay, anti-civilization, anarchist philosopher John Zerzan critiques the concept of 'next nature.' He argues that rather than freeing us, our self-domestication through …
The honor of naming this new monkey was auctioned off to raise funds. The monkey is now know as the Goldenpalace.com Titi.
Buckle up for a new series of videos from performance philosopher Jason Silva.
Volume magazine interviews Next Nature founder Koert van Mensvoort.
Indulge in the Next Nature stump speech at TEDx from Dr. Van Mensvoort
Scientists are using Twitter, blogs, and news sites to categorize the global psyche.
Buckle up for another cinematic espresso shot from our favorite performance philosopher Jason Silva.
The ambulance drone: an autonomously navigating mini aeroplane that can quickly deliver a defibrillator.
Besides finding their way, people look at to transport them to another place, or in this case, another perspective on planet Earth.
A drone take a dog out for a walk, guiding and monitoring the pet.
15 seconds, that is the time it takes the mulcher monster to consume a 9 meter-tall, mature spruce – starting at the top, landing at the bottom.
For our new book "Save the Human" we invite you to submit quotes that question the autonomy of mankind in the digital computer era and study the future of the independent creative spirit.
How cities will function when there are more robots than people working in factories, everything is intelligently interlinked, autos drive autonomously and drones deliver the mail?
Recently 338 sharks in Western Australia subscribed to the microblogging service. They are now tweeting out where they are.
We call upon you, dear readers, to participate in a new publication from the Next Nature Network: SAVE THE HUMANS!.
Buckle up for a cinematic espresso shot from performance philosopher and NNN ambassador Jason Silva.
During the event The Biosphere Code, Stockholm University researcher Victor Galaz and colleagues outlined a manifesto for algorithms in the environment.
The U.S. Secret Service is conducting test drone flights over Washington, D.C.
This Is What $15.3 Trillion of World Trade Looks Like.
Part two of a ten part series exploring the design of an invisible technology: money.
On June 17th a NNN Fellow Day was organized to explore the future project: Next Senses.
Today there are on average there are some 8000 planes in the sky carrying at least half a million people. On average during the Stone Age there must have been less.
Part one of a ten part series exploring the design of an invisible technology: money.
A recent study demonstrated how artificial light is a serious threat to plant pollination. It puts plant reproduction in danger, as well as the whole ecosystem.
Mythology still surrounds us, we just relate to it differently. Games and movies have replaced pantheons and folk tales. Fairies and gnomes left the forests and the rivers and moved to virtual realities.
A video of a robotic bee pollinating a flower (looking more like Loopin' Louie spinning off the board game and hitting a flower) recently caught our attention. What at first sight …
How can we design a cryptocurrency for the better of humanity and ecology? In this last chapter of the crypto deep dive series , we will dissect two kinds of blockchain …
This question is an excerpt from the Pyramid of Technology toolkit Cooking is a process through which humans outsource part of their bodily functions to technology (think …
Travelling to work, meeting friends for a catch up or just doing some shopping are often taken for granted by people with no known disabilities. For the visually impaired, these …
In 1486, six years before Columbus dropped anchor in the New World, the 23-year-old Italian nobleman Giovanni Pico della Mirandola penned a passionate discourse on the unique …
We live in a world in which we control the biology of a tomato at such precision, you could think of it as a product of technology, instead of a product of nature. Think about it, …