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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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Dear humans, don’t spend the Winter Alone: Our 3-Month Camp for Creative Humans Starts 9 Nov both on- and off- line! Join us! https://www.schoolofma.org/programs/p/fall2026-creating-community-solidarity-thru-art-tech

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I've written a new essay on bacterial protein manufacture:

It invites George Monbiot to go beyond the invective & answer points of substance about this problematic tech. More background here https://chrissmaje.com/2026/11/how-not-to-feed-the-world/

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How not to feed the world: five questions for George Monbiot

Latest news on GMO food, GMO crops, GMO labelling and genetically modified organisms

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"Designing for Life: Food as Medicine at a Bioregional Scale" - my talk @IEGD_CSIC in Madrid , 25 November.

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You have to love how the line "This is almost certainly the largest theft of any kind in history” is the fifth last line in the whole story. via @ft

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Binance halts withdrawals after record $6.3bn heist

World’s largest crypto exchange says an engineer’s laptop was compromised in one of sector’s biggest security breaches

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Recent Blog Posts

  • Health and well being – of people, places, and nature – are the ultimate Public Value September 30, 2026
  • Two Time Ecologies: Designing for Production and Designing for Care September 14, 2026
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  • Cooling Infrastructures are Social as well as Technical July 6, 2026
  • So you want to start an Ecological Learning Centre? May 24, 2026

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