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Pockmarked by the pandemic, the year that was has driven us all to live in previously unimaginable ways. We have harnessed all the tools at our disposal to overcome the toughest year in recent memory.
Though COVID has shaken us to the core, pandemics have always been a part of our story. If patterns are anything to go by, we are going to experience pandemics on a regular basis.
Work begins this year on the Global Virome Project. Its mission is to discover, identify, and study the vast majority of the world’s unknown viruses within the next 10 years.

Technology has given us powers which even the forces of evolution could not. We can run large businesses without an office building or a factory. We can be present in a room across the world without actually having to travel there. While these existed even before the pandemic, this crisis has driven up the usage of these technologies.

STORIES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE

Rocos partners with Boston Dynamics to provide remote op
Rocos, a leader in Robot Operations software, today announced its partnership with Boston Dynamics, a leader in mobile.
Rocos Blog

IKEA lengthens furniture life by providing ‘How To Disassemble’
Everyone is moving these days. Some are moving abroad to live out their dreams of backpacking across Spain.
Yanko Design

Airbnb launches talent directory to help laid-off staff find jobs
Airbnb has made good on its word to support former employees who suffered at the hands of cost-cutting.
PR Week

Jane Goodall: ‘Unless we move together toward a new, greener economy
Jane Goodall launches a collection with the Crate & Barrel brand Crate&Kids to get children thinking about the environ.
Fast Company