We asked the students of 826 in Los Angeles to imagine how we might get around in the future. Here’s what they came up with.
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We have built ourselves into a mess. An over-abundance of demand for personal mobility is rapidly draining our supply of fossil fuels. How did we get here? One part of the answer lies with a group of men and women who, a half century ago and more put into the public record their ideas about what our future world should look like. Their visions—sleek lines, orderly grids, automated systems, and fantastic structures—influenced our modern transportation…
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GOOD: Let’s say I wanted to go into space—there are some things I’d want to know. For starters, how high will I go?
VIRGIN: The plane elevates 60,000 feet into space. Then the rocket sort of launches into space for 60 to 70 miles, at which point you’re floating out of your seat for a little while.
G: How long…
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Click above to launch our handy flowchart, “How To Choose the Right Alternative-Fuel Car For You.”
Whatever happened to hydrogen?
The idea is great: Take the most abundant element in the universe, turn it silently into electricity, and the only byproduct is a wisp of steam. To its fans, the hydrogen fuel cell is a transportation miracle that will cork our carbon output and curb our addiction to foreign oil. To…
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Centuries of artificially cheap energy have established an expectation of ubiquitous personal mobility and freight transportation in the developed economies of the world. This expectation has caused four problematic consequences: serious ecological degradation, urban congestion, human health issues, and rapid depletion of finite energy sources.
As developing economies aspire to the same levels of materialism and…
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Reinventing Our Wheels: Visionary ideas for the coming transportation revolution.
Growing numbers of farmers, chefs, and consumers have been waging a gastronomic revolt. What we eat says everything about us, so don't think of your food as a commodity, think of it as a statement. Let's eat.
Constantly reaching slightly beyond our grasp is what steers us to the best ideas, and leaves us ready to face the yet-unknown challenges of tomorrow.
GOOD Magazine is about moving things forward, and we're here to celebrate progress wherever we see it come to life. This is the emerging sensibility in our world and that gets us fired up.
In this issue you'll discover that design is a tool with vast utility. There are problems everywhere. It's time to design solutions.
A diverse group of sharp and fun pieces that delve into culturally relevant issues and stories of the moment through investigative, photo, and new journalism.
This issue is about how our government works, how it works for us, and the people who work for it. Our government is for the people, but it is also by the people, and we salute the men and women who spend their days in service of our country.
At a time when Wall Street is buckling, the environment is eroding, and America is preparing for a historic election, we will ask: What is the nature of business? What is the role of commerce? What models can combine authenticity and effectiveness?
Floating cities, flying cars, and Spaceship Earth—Buckminster Fuller figured out how to save the planet 50 years ago. Stephanie Smith tells us why his legacy is more relevant than ever.
Freemasons, Bilderberg, Skull and Bones—what do they actually do? Matt Schwartz peels back the curtains of the world's top secret societies.
Sometimes, the best technology has to offer is a speedy processor. Other times, ones and zeroes are less effective than a hammer. Everything we need lies in the vast spectrum between high tech and low tech.
"I Heart America." Depending upon your perspective (or perhaps your zip code), that's either an ironic statement, full of doubt and self-loathing, or it's an earnestly patriotic one, imbued with the certainty of American infallibility. Neither perspective satisfies us.
A bold visual tour of creative ideas around the world.
Information on our consumer culture.
In which we bring you compelling pictures of interesting things.
