October 6, 2021

CZECH PRINCE EMBRACES NFT’S TO RESTORE CASTLE AND ART COLLECTION

The House of Lobkowicz, a Czech noble family that dates back to the 14th century, owns several castles and an incredible collection of more than 20,000 […]
March 14, 2021

HOW SONG MANAGEMENT HAS DISRUPTED THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Hipgnosis Songs Fund is a London-based investment company cofounded and run by Merck Mercuriadis, a Canadian–American music industry executive and entrepreneur. Mercuriadis worked as marketing director and also finding new […]
December 19, 2020

HILARIOUS KOREAN ANIMATED SHORT STORIES

The entertainment industry in Korea is pretty big. Korean pop music and video are well known around the world. Comics, however, are also incredibly popular and […]
December 10, 2020

POPE FRANCIS SUPPORTS GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS EXCESSES OF CAPITALISM

Lynn Forester de Rothschild is an American-British businesswoman. She’s married to Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild, a member of the famous Jewish family of bankers –originally […]
April 6, 2020

GOOGLE X’S TIDAL PROJECT

X Development is a very secretive research and development company, originally founded by Google (now a part, like Google, of Alphabet) to work on “moonshots”, which […]
April 6, 2020

LEARNING ABOUT YOUR EMOTIONS FROM AI (DURING A RIOT)

Karen Palmer is a London-based digital filmmaker who combines gaming, art, science and technology in her films to create immersive experiences. In her work she explores […]
November 23, 2019

DOCTORS MANAGE TO PUT PATIENT IN SUSPENDED ANIMATION

Operating a heart can be almost impossible if the organ cannot be isolated and stopped temporarily. Surgeons today can provoke cardiac arrest and use heart-lung bypass, […]
October 19, 2019

HUNTING ILLEGAL FISHING FLEETS

Bjorn Bergman, a data analyst for environmental non-profit Global Fishing Watch, has been chasing illegal fishing fleets for years. It is estimated that around 20% of […]
May 4, 2019

NIGERIA’S ADEKUNLE GOLD

Omoba Adekunle Kosoko, better known as Adekunle Gold, is a singer, songwriter and graphic designer from Nigeria. Originally from Lagos state -in fact, he’s a prince […]
May 2, 2019

THE SPANISH CHEF PROVIDING COMFORT THROUGH FOOD AROUND THE WORLD

In 2018, Spanish chef José Andrés was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine, and not only because he […]
February 27, 2019

THE WORLD’S FIRST REGULAR MEDICAL DELIVERY DRONE SYSTEM IS IN RWANDA

Zipline is a California-based startup that runs a drone delivery service that provides blood and drugs to remote medical centers in Rwanda. Its fixed-wing drones can […]
February 16, 2019

THE HOUSE THAT CURZIO BUILT

(Photo by Gabriele Basilico, 1982; Still from Spring 2018 Yves Saint Laurent campaign video by Nathalie Canguilhem) Curzio Malaparte was a controversial Italian writer, provocateur, film-maker, […]
January 2, 2019

THE WORLD’S WEALTHIEST FAMILIES, OUT TO HAVE AN IMPACT

The ImPact is a very exclusive club made up of mostly families whose wealth exceeds $700 million. Membership to this group is by invitation only. Founded […]
December 29, 2018

THE WORLD’S FIRST STORE WHERE YOU CAN BUY GIFTS FOR REFUGEES

In 2015, Europe saw the biggest influx of migrants and refugees since the second world war. Arrivals peaked at 1 million that year. Although the figures […]
December 22, 2018

USING LIVE DATA AND TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE NUMBER OF LANDINGS AT AIRPORTS

Time Based Separation (TBS) is a new operating procedure for airports developed by UK’s NATS (National Air Traffic Services) and Leidos (an American defense, aviation and […]
December 19, 2018

VERA, AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOT CAN HIRE HUMANS 10 TIMES FASTER THAN HUMANS

(Image showing avatar for artificial intelligence, created by Auckland-based company Soul Machines) Robot Vera is an AI-based software technology developed by St. Petersburg-based Russian startup Stafory. […]

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