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Ripples to Waves

Research and reflections on sustainability, science, systems, and being human in a plastic world.

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We listen, we learn. Why don’t we act?

Battling the intention-action gap and invitation to my first hosted event (a documentary screening in Amsterdam!)

A crash course on innovation (in Copenhagen)

For someone who has literally done a PhD on innovation, has taught design thinking and now works in innovation consulting, my day-to-day is surprisingly light on innovation.

We don't really know how much plastic is entering our oceans

In 2015 a landmark study predicted between 4 and 12 million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. Since then, the science has evolved, leaving more questions than answers....

Waste in space: The pollution parallels between space and the ocean

Alien creatures, space junk and lessons from space that can be applied to the sea.

A lesson on friction (and my first video!)

Not my usual plastic messaging. But the universe insisted.

No remote island cleanup will ever be the same

My next guest article for Plastic Odyssey, collating insights from three remote island cleanups. Main lesson? Expect the unexpected.

Exploring the impacts of remote island cleanups

My latest guest article with my friends at Plastic Odyssey covering the impacts of remote island cleanups in UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Do we prefer content written by ChatGPT? A personal exploration (and a test!)

Read on to participate in my mini AI experiment and learn why the cover image for this blog is a goat...

What I learned about plastic on a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific

Witnessing the ocean's plastic crisis firsthand and realizing there is no "away" for our waste.

The power of policy - will PPWR save Europe from plastic pollution?

What I learned at the Sustainable Packaging Summit and why the EU's biggest packaging regulation matters for startups