What we’ve read, written and seen
Newsletter week 49
Livestreaming Retail
Livestream shopping, already popular in China, grew during the pandemic and this is spreading to Europe and the US. LA startup Popshop Live is an e-commerce platform that uses streaming video to let sellers connect and sell to their shoppers. See more here
Multi-planetary Species
Last week we attended the Global Innovation Forum where Barbara Belvisi of Interstellar Labs spoke about the domes they are developing for life on Mars and how the technology developed for waste-free, healthy living could also be used to improve life here on Earth. See more here
Immersive Meditation
Wave is an immersive at-home meditation experience. Relaxing the mind through the music-driven guided meditation and experience vibrations in your body through the cushion, allowing you to feel more present in your practice. See more here
Design Miami
The program of talks during Design Miami looks very interesting. This Friday, Burak Cakmak, Dean of Fashion at Parsons School of Design talks to Jan Berbee, Founder of Grown.Bio, and others about mushrooms and the power of design to lead us toward a waste-free world. See more here
The Lost Art of Breathing
James Nestor questions the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function, breathing. His inquiry leads to the understanding that breathing is in many ways as important as what we eat, how much we exercise, or whatever genes we’ve inherited. You can join his talk The Future of Breathing on the 9th of December 2020. You can register here
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Top image, Popshop Live livestreaming app