Change Generation
A Global Street Art Collective Makes Art You Can Wear On Your Feet
Bucketfeet sells sneakers customized by street artists from all over the world, and the delivers royalty money back to them, creating a network of sneaker moguls.
A Bookstore That Lets You Trade Books For Beer
What are you going to do with the few bucks you’d get from selling a used book? Spend it on beer. Might as well cut out the middleman.
These Prisoners Are Pedaling Their Way Out Of Prison
What’s the best way to get out of jail in Brazil? On a bike. A new program lets prisoners generate energy for the prison on stationary bikes in exchange for reduced sentences.
Is Your Building Filled With Junk That Makes It Hard To Breathe?
Quick! Hold your breath. The air you’re breathing right now is filled with chemicals that might be slowly giving you asthma. It might be the materials your building is built with, or it might be the frogs. That’s right: frogs.
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What Would Happen If The Entire World Lived Like Americans?
How many natural resources would we need if the entire world’s population consumed them like Americans do? More than we have.
100 Years Ago, French Artists Predicted The Future With Eerie Accuracy
These postcards from France in 1900 show an artistic vision of what they thought the year 2000 would look like, including factory farming, RVs, and even Roombas (seriously).
Filter Your Air With This Amazing Hanging Contraption, Powered By Plants
You don’t want to think about the various poisons floating around your house. Get some plants to use as a gigantic filter, and you won’t have to.
