The Marginalian
The Marginalian

Reads tagged with “sustainability”

Through the Eyes of the Vikings: The Aerial Arctic
Through the Eyes of the Vikings: The Aerial Arctic

From fjords to humpbacks, or what 11th-century nostalgia has to do with polar bears.

read article

Bees, Bees, Bees: In Praise of an Extraordinary Creature
Bees, Bees, Bees: In Praise of an Extraordinary Creature

10,000 buzzing pixels, the real source of your breakfast, and what electron microscopes have to do with art.

read article

7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less
7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less

Inconspicuous consumption, or what lunching ladies have to do with social web karma.

read article

CoolClimate: Addressing Climate Change Through Art
CoolClimate: Addressing Climate Change Through Art

From polar bears to pop art, or how canvases connect disconnects.

read article

7 Must-Read Books by TED Global Speakers
7 Must-Read Books by TED Global Speakers

Design imperialism, what gender equality has to do with military spending, and where 185 pig parts go.

read article

The Bag Monster
The Bag Monster

Activism meets comedy, or what Texas has to do with Velcro.

read article

Fault Line Living: The World’s Most Dangerous Landscapes to Live
Fault Line Living: The World’s Most Dangerous Landscapes to Live

Geysers, mud pots, and what Barba Papa has to do with the benefits of geothermal energy.

read article

Seaswarm: MIT’s Fleet of Oil Spill Cleaning Robots
Seaswarm: MIT’s Fleet of Oil Spill Cleaning Robots

Geeks for the Gulf, or what paper towels have to do with nanotechnology.

read article

4Food: Dejunking Fast Food for the Digital Age
4Food: Dejunking Fast Food for the Digital Age

Holes that fill a market gap, or what the iPad has to do with taking down Monsanto.

read article

Winners of IDEO’s Living Climate Change Challenge
Winners of IDEO’s Living Climate Change Challenge

Design-thinking our way out of the climate crisis, or why 2.5 billion kids may hold the key to a sustainable future.

read article

View Full Site

The Marginalian participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn commissions by linking to Amazon. In more human terms, this means that whenever you buy a book on Amazon from any link on here, I receive a small percentage of its price, which goes straight back into my own colossal biblioexpenses. Privacy policy. (TLDR: You're safe — there are no nefarious "third parties" lurking on my watch or shedding crumbs of the "cookies" the rest of the internet uses.)