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SweepSmart: why waste?
As a materials science student, a degree that to my disappointment is rather small and unknown, I became fascinated with waste. Rather than focus on how we are producing, I shifted to what are we making?
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The Disposables Debate
I spent two months looking into disposables at the university. Contrary to popular belief, disposables aren't all that bad. The carbon footprint of a disposable may actually be lower than a reusable product.
American Jail - A Matter of Luck?
Last Thursday I visited the Humanity House in the Hague to watch "American Jail" by Roger Ross Williams. It's insane to think how your entire future is almost fixed before you're even old enough to speak.
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To Infinity and Beyond
A friend mentioned space mining and I'd never heard of it. Turns out it's mining asteroids for precious metals—a single one could contain 70 billion euros worth. Should we see this as an opportunity or a threat?
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Where are you from 1.0?
It's a trivial question, yet to several people, like me, it's a continuous struggle to answer. After 18 years in Shanghai with Dutch parents, I still don't have a fixed answer.
