After a number of years of rebuilding the ship in its cocoon in Rosés, Spain, the Heraclitus has at last a new hull! The R/V Heraclitus is one of a handful of larger sailing vessels in the world with a ferrocement hull. 84 feet in length, the new hull of the ship...
Mark Nelson, one of the eight biospherians who lived in Biosphere 2 for two years, talks about his experience and the lessons he learned while living under glass at a colloquium at Synergia Ranch, July 2013.
Biosphere 2 An Apparatus For New Science Here is a video of the presentation Bill Dempster gave on Biosphere 2 at The University of New Mexico Civil Engineering seminar on March 27, 2013. http://youtu.be/0_blGKX3mbs...
We are pleased to share an article from this Sunday's New York Times featuring October Gallery artist, El Anatsui on the cover of the arts section.
The first in a series of podcasts of talks from the Mediterranean conference in October 2011. Other talks will be uploaded soon! Captain Rip Hayman reviewed some five thousand years of maritime history of the Mediterranean. Quoting Homer, “the seas...
Introducing The Biospheric Academy The Academia Biospherica is an International Alliance between the Institute of Ecotechnics, UK/US, Fundación de Actividades Biosféricas, Argentina; Fundaçao Matutu, Brazil; and Institute of Holistic Research, Spain. The Biosphere...
Tropic Ventures Education & Research Foundation was incorporated in 1998 as a non-profit corporation in Puerto Rico to support the project’s research and education activities." An exploration into silvicultural techniques developed at...
Here is a video of the presentation given by Global Ecotechnics directors at the Santa Fe Institute Colloquium on Thursday, July 15, 2010 on "Biosphere 2: Cutting-Edge Laboratory for Biospherics, Closed Ecological System and Sustainable / Recycling Technologies...
Closing Remarks by Mark Nelson Chairman, Institute of Ecotechnics This weekend we have gathered to be enriched by a wide variety of perspectives on the Mediterranean. Following is my attempt to provide some reflection on this...
Report on CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE BIOSPHERE: Frontiers of the Future A Colloquium held at the October Gallery, London, on 14 May 2011 By Deborah Parrish Snyder Director, Institute of Ecotechnics Publisher, Synergetic Press Programme arranged by: Institute...
Designed and built from 1984 - 1991, these images show you what it was like inside Biosphere 2 right before the first mission began on September 26, 1991, 20 years ago today. Eight people lived inside for two years setting world record for...
