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The Lifecycle of our Electronic Gadgets, the True Cost to Earth, and How We Move to Business Inspired by Nature

This slide above shows my career in the 1990s, starting from when I was a fresh faced graduate working at BT Laboratories in the area of usability and design thinking, to becoming a co-founder of the… more →

The Transition of Consciousness

The Lifecycle of our Electronic Gadgets, the True Cost to Earth, and How We Move to Business Inspired by Nature — 1 comment

Simon wrote 2 weeks ago: This slide above shows my career in the 1990s, starting from when I was a fresh faced graduate worki … more →

Tags: innovation 2, sustainability, Stephan Harding, biomimicry, Gaia Foundation, short-circuit, business inspired by nature

The joy of real bread

Simon wrote 2 months ago: It’s Sunday so I thought I would write an easy going blog about bread. Recently Maria and I ha … more →

Tags: General, le pain quotidien, Alain Coumont, organic food, Bread

Authentic and counterfeit wholes in São Paulo — 20 comments

Simon wrote 9 months ago: Harmonia 57 On Saturday I took Maria to visit Harmonia 57, a living, breathing eco building in São P … more →

Tags: Henri Bortoft, place, authentic, counterfeit, goethe, Henri Bortoft, Pollution, São Paulo, whole

Uma modesta proposta para mountain biking em São Paulo — 2 comments

Simon wrote 9 months ago: [Please note, my Portuguese in this article has been dramatically improved with the help of my lovel … more →

Tags: Opinion

Harmonia 57: São Paulo's living, breathing eco building — 4 comments

Simon wrote 10 months ago: [This is a two part article. My second visit to Harmonia 57 can be read here]. Today I went to Vila … more →

Tags: place, eco-building, Harmonia 57, São Paulo

Rotten Apples part 2: A Simple Way to Recycle Your Old Computer — 3 comments

Simon wrote 10 months ago: You may have seen this article I wrote on June 15th: Rotten Apples? A Tale of Two Laptops This story … more →

Tags: SimplicITy Computers, Homekey, Apple, waste, iPod, iPad, macbook, recycle, eWaste

Rotten Apples? A Tale of Two Laptops — 3 comments

Simon wrote 11 months ago: Lest anyone accuse me of hypocrisy, I should first probably show you this video from March 2000. It … more →

Tags: Opinion, SimplicITy Computers

Should we cyclists be wearing pollution masks?

Simon wrote 11 months ago: São Paulo air pollution: Photo credit: Simon Robinson One of the smaller points of difference I noti … more →

Tags: Air Pollution, masks, respro, 3M, São Paulo, Cycling

Como o prefeito de Londres está resolvendo o problema da poluição em Londres

Simon wrote 1 year ago: Eu vivia em Londres, e eu ia de bibicleta ao trabalho. Eu gostava da viagem, mais ou menos 6km, mas … more →

Our Toxic Lives: Gua Sha Detoxing

Simon wrote 1 year ago: This post is going to be a little bit different. I was going to carry on with a new article in my … more →

Keeping your house clean without resorting to chemicals

Simon wrote 1 year ago: This article recently appeared in The Daily Mail: Will YOUR dishwasher give you food poisoning? Char … more →

A Day in The Life: Our Toxic Lives — 6 comments

Simon wrote 1 year ago: A Day in The Life: Our Toxic Lives This article may be quite challenging for you. I am going to take … more →

Tags: Theory, carcinogens, Household, Pollutants, Products, toxins


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