Published 19 December 2019 by Cherise Fong

Nine years after the tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan, a team of women in Ishinomaki are upcycling shards of broken pottery into pieces of jewelry that are sold around the world.

Published 18 November 2019 by Cherise Fong

Finnish artist Emilia Tikka designs fictions where biotechnologies are used to modify the human genome. Her film “Legacy” was directly influenced by amonthlong research residency in Japan.

Published 10 October 2019 by Cherise Fong

As the first Japanese man to be certified in India to practice Ayurveda, Hiroo Komine has more recently expanded his scope of interest to biohacking. Makery met him at Dinacon in Panama.

Published 10 September 2019 by Cherise Fong

The second edition of Dinacon concluded in Gamboa, Panama, after four very full weeks of August at the intersection of excursions into nature and experimental art-techno projects.

Published 28 August 2019 by Cherise Fong

Following its first three weeks of creative activities and jungle adventures, this year’s Dinacon camp exhibited a cross-section of experimental projects in progress.

Published 5 August 2019 by Cherise Fong

A new exhibition in Tokyo spotlights the woolly mammoth—its genealogy, its fossils, its genome, its de-extinction. Panorama of the issues surrounding this extinct species of the Pleistocene.

Published 30 June 2019 by Cherise Fong

Ahead of the 2nd Digital Naturalism Conference in Gamboa, Panama in August 2019, Makery spoke with instigator Andy Quitmeyer about the origins of Dinacon, Dinalab and the whole DiNa movement.

Published 18 June 2019 by Cherise Fong

Gathered for a day at Tama Art University in Tokyo, seven professors and researchers in arts and sciences shared their perspectives on life, from biosemiotics to extraterrestrial agents.

Published 19 May 2019 by Cherise Fong

This year, the radically self-reliant Black Rock City in the Nevada desert will face a new challenge: top-down, tone-deaf intervention. Yet, inner passion still prevails in the voices of Burning Man past and present.

Published 23 April 2019 by Cherise Fong

The Ecuadorian Mashpi bioreserve reconciles luxury ecotourism, natural conservation and local ecology. An exemplary project in an extraordinary location. Makery went on site.

Published 12 February 2019 by Cherise Fong

How has life been in the prehistoric paradise since the arrival of the human species?

Published 24 December 2018 by Cherise Fong

In Tokyo, a small startup is preparing a dazzling spectacle of shooting stars to launch above western Japan in spring 2020. Makery visited ALE a few weeks before it launches its first satellite into orbit.

Published 18 December 2018 by Cherise Fong

The 1st Japanese-German-French symposium on research, applications and issues surrounding artificial intelligence was held in Tokyo on November 21-22, 2018.

Published 13 November 2018 by Cherise Fong

Over the past ten years, a number of startups have been busy in the lab developing new materials for the textile industry. But when will we all be wearing high-tech ecofabrics?

Published 16 October 2018 by Cherise Fong

In California, community biology laboratory BioCurious is a catalyst for innovation in biotechnology, where biohacking is accessible to anyone. Makery stopped in for a visit.

Published 24 July 2018 by Cherise Fong

Care to ride an elephant? Give it a second thought. In Thailand, several dedicated sanctuaries are rescuing elephants from the tourism industry and offering them retirement. Makery visited one.

Published 17 July 2018 by Cherise Fong

Inspired by the Slovenian PIF Camp, the first Digital Naturalism Conference hosted more than 80 scientists, artists, hackers and makers on an island in Thailand from May 26 to July 8.

Published 19 June 2018 by Cherise Fong

After lab-grown burgers and plant-based sausage, what about a meat alternative made from insects? Insect farming is gaining traction, all the way to DIY home kits.

Published 5 June 2018 by Cherise Fong

Not a week goes by without a new announcement by the tech giants regarding our robotic future. OpenCat was born from the imagination of a single maker, who is working hard on its open source debut.

Published 7 May 2018 by Cherise Fong

Chomping down on alt-meat in the form of the iconic hamburger: What is this new trend of alternative meat, produced without killing animals?