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"The person figured here is not an autonomous, rational actor but an unfolding, shifting biography of culturally and materially specific experiences, relations, and possibilities inflected by each next encounter (...) in uniquely particular ways." (Lucy Suchman, Human-machine reconfigurations: plans and situated actions, 2009, 281)

Aug 28, 2021

all shades of green

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Between «all or nothing» there are thousands of green variations. Green washing, like inaction, is not green. Its a waste of time and resour...
Aug 26, 2021

August

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  "(...) what was becoming clear to me was the extent to which humans, in their wish to escape loneliness, made maneuvers that were ver...
Aug 25, 2021

Adaptation

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"The aim of the Adaptation Support Tool (AST) is to assist policy makers and coordinators on the national level in developing, implemen...
Aug 24, 2021

August

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  European Environment Agency (2021). Nature‑based solutions in Europe: Policy, knowledge and practice for climate change adaptation and dis...
Aug 19, 2021

August

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More (digital) data about consumers / citizens should be synonym with increased ethical use behaviours, but is it? Image by Monica Pinheiro,...
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Aug 16, 2021

August

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“People you love become part of you – not just metaphorically, but physically. You absorb people into your internal mental world.” When peop...
Aug 15, 2021

August

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"(...) the magic of our brain lies not in it's constituent elements but in the way those elements unceasingly reweave themselves to...
Aug 7, 2021

August

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Image by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA (CC).
Aug 2, 2021

August

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"The presumption that only very high profile individuals face threats of this caliber is a myth quickly busted by the numerous cases we...

August

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  "In a world without caste, being male or female, light or dark, immigrant or native-born, would have no bearing on what anyone was pe...

August

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"The thrill of life is not about who we are but about who we are in the process of becoming." David Eagleman (2020). Livewired: ...

August

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Image by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA (CC).

August

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Image by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA (CC).
Jul 30, 2021

July

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  "[T]he first study to assess oil and gas companies using the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario...
Jul 20, 2021

July

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"Here it's neither in, nor out. The transition between the inside and the outside is inspired by the traditional Japanese housing. ...
Jul 16, 2021

July

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"Fully integrate biodiversity values into policies, regulations, planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies, account...
Jul 9, 2021

July

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“Prevention and mitigation of drought risk have a far lower cost than reaction and response. (…) [T]his report emphasizes the continuum from...
Jul 8, 2021

July

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"O fermento havia desaparecido do pão da terra. Uma presença de graciosidade, alegria e liberdade, uma fonte de energia eléctrica desva...
Jul 2, 2021

July

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"Everyday of continued exponential growth brings the world systems closer to the limits to that growth. A decision to do nothing is a ...
Jun 28, 2021

June

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The Craftsman "(...) focuses on the intimate connection between hand and head. Every good craftsman conducts a dialogue between concret...
Jun 27, 2021

June

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“The slowness of the craft time serves as a source of satisfaction (…). Slow craft time also enables the work of reflection and imagination ...
Jun 23, 2021

June

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What can we do with what we already have? What is the environment giving in abundance that we can use to solve a need or a problem? Knowledg...
Jun 21, 2021

Summer

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This Epiphyllum (mixed in a vase with other plants) only flourished twice since 2009. The first time was in August 2018 and this time markin...
Jun 18, 2021

June

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Images by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA (CC)

June

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"Any human activity that does not require a large flow of irreplaceable resources or produce severe environmental degradation might co...

June

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"People always said they wanted the truth, but really they were perfectly content with a facsimile." Kate Atkinson, 2018. Transcri...
Jun 15, 2021

June

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Images by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA (CC)
Jun 13, 2021

June

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  "Human knowledge, ingenuity, technology and cooperation can transform societies and economies and secure a sustainable future. (...) ...
Jun 12, 2021

June

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  "Whether in the case of donor-supported schemes or government-supported tree-based restoration interventions, it is crucial that sust...
Jun 9, 2021

June

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  "Our current data economy is based on collecting as much personal data as possible, storing it indefinitely, and selling it to the hi...
Jun 5, 2021

June

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  " So, what is your vision? What do you really want? What would make this a world that would make you excited to get up in the morning...
Jun 3, 2021

June

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 Image by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA ( CC )

June

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Covering solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal and marine energy, the " Global Atlas for Renewable Energy is an online platform intended ...
May 28, 2021

Cooling

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Green Up to Cool Down: United in Action, webinar registration . Image by Monica Pinheiro, license CC BY-NC-SA ( CC )

May

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  " A massive shift away from fossil fuels is a prospect that Big Oil can no longer rule out ." The Week That Shook Big Oil by Ca...
May 22, 2021

May

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From nothing to something. The power of creation. " It seemed to me that man could be as effective as God, in tasks other then destruct...
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