Today, July 24 2025 is Earth Overshoot Day. It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. Everything we use after this date will be at the expense of ecological recovery. Many new technological developments are increasing the pressure on the planet. If we want to stay within the planet's limits, we need to change our relationship with the planet and technology.
Waag's Demonstrator shows ways in which computational creativity can meet ecological consciousness, highlighting alternative pathways for making and thinking with technology. This publication features artists, designers, and researchers who challenge dominant narratives of computational progress. These contributors engage with digital tools for the sake of cultivating care, slowness, and life in tune with our actual needs rather than efficiency or scale.
View the Demonstrator (Engels)
The Demonstrator is also published as part of Branch Magazine Issue 9: Attunement - Design in an Era of Constraints. Branch is an online magazine written by and for people who dream of a sustainable and just internet for all.
Designing Regenerative Technologies
In the project Designing Regenerative Technologies, Waag investigates how technology can become a functioning, sustainable part of the planet. Read more about the project or stay informed via the newsletter (theme: citizen science, sensor technology, urban ecology).
