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Mayday is a magazine about culture, society, technology and unpredictable realities.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    30 Oct 2019

    In Issue Five, we explore the future of our planet and humanity’s role in that future. And we're proud to have Sara-Vide Ericson's artwork on our cover. With the launch just two days away, it's your last chance for preorder with a 25% discount. 🚀

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  2. Jan 30

    Lately, psychedelics seem to be enjoying a comeback. 's book is a wonderful reminder that our minds are malleable and that often our barriers are self-imposed and can be similarly modified to face our ever-changing world. 🔓

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  3. Jan 29

    In late November 2018, scientists and policymakers from all over the globe flocked to the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity in Egypt. Also in attendance was a stuffed, pink chicken — an artistic representation of the implications of gene drives.

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  4. Jan 27

    "The institution of science faces a very special and particular challenge. ... It’s the challenge of being understood." Anja C. Andersen on the integral relationship between science and society for Issue 2, cleverly illustrated by Sine Jensen.

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  5. Jan 22

    "I’m not pessimistic, but I also think we’re in deep shit." - Jakob Fenger talks to the member of SUPERFLEX about what it takes to make big shifts for a better future & art’s role in preparing us for changes that are surely on the horizon.

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  6. Jan 21

    Can we imagine a future independent of our present? Studio Kleiner curiously illustrates Cathrine Rasch's piece examining our relationship to the future of our life on Earth. "It is a long and protracted battle against ourselves and not against nature." 😯

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  7. Jan 20

    "I HAVE A STRANGE FEELING THAT SOMETHING I CANNOT CONTROL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN." 🤖 Read about 's ARTificial Intelligence, FRANK, for Mayday Issue Two:

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  8. Jan 17

    Our original illustrations are artworks in their own right. 😍 This gem by the talented Jack Fletcher adds another layer of inspiration to 's essay about new ways to grow humans in Issue 5. Read on for a treat for the eyes and the mind.

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  9. Jan 14

    We asked professor to give us the deepest but briefest introduction to learning how to be more creative for Issue 2. It’s ten years in ten minutes at your service. But remember, you'll still need to go do the homework afterwards. 🤓

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  10. Jan 13

    Spending too much time cultivating one narrow reality reinforced by our digital sphere means that we won't be able to come together and agree on problems that need solving in our shared physical world. Read the conversation with from Issue 2

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  11. Jan 10

    From Issue 1: After the 2011 uprising in Syria, many new free media came about. For the first time in recent history, people dared to express themselves freely. Hope was in the air. From there on, everything just got worse.

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  12. Jan 9

    In this colossal piece of work of both literal and figurative weight, Shoshana Zuboff dissects the evolution of surveillance capitalism and tries to find paths to fix the system so that it benefits the consumer, rather than consuming them. 👀

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  13. Jan 8

    Does simply not agreeing with someone’s point of view really give you the right to erase their opinion? Content censorship is just one example of how tech giants distort our reality. 🤫 & Frederik Stjernfelt write in Mayday Issue 3.

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  14. Jan 7

    "History can reveal structures, provide perspective and help us remember that we are neither the first nor the last people on this planet"- of on her historical approach to the study of privacy in Mayday 3 Portrait by Sara Galbiati.

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  15. Jan 6

    "In a way, the end of the world as we thought we knew it has already happened." ⚡️New podcast for from philosopher Tim Morton exploring the psychology of the climate crisis. A fresh perspective for the new year.

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    Jan 1

    2019 was climate crisis year. Now is time for action. The challenge is interdisciplinary and thus needs creative thinking, generalists skills and super cross over powers from all of us when creating the future. This is how we deal with it. Together.

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  17. 31 Dec 2019

    Cheers to a happy New Year from all of us here at Mayday. See you in 2020 ✨

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  18. 30 Dec 2019

    "I know everything is melting into thin air, everything is changing. But frankly, hasn’t this rhythm, or mode of change, become something terribly monotonous?" - Slavoj Zizek talks with editor for Issue 3. Read the Q&A, if you dare. 🤔

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  19. 27 Dec 2019

    "Turning everything into an existential struggle that must be immediately commented on raises the stakes and makes unreasonable demands on ordinary people." writes about call-out culture for Mayday, beautifully illustrated by Lulu Lin.

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  20. 23 Dec 2019

    "We now stand at a critical moment in this process, the moment when the Anthropocene gives way to the Novacene. The fate of the knowing cosmos hangs upon our response." — James Lovelock, in his new book Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence.

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  21. 23 Dec 2019

    "At 7:36, Deirdre Brindlebee died. At 8:15, her home prepared her morning tea." Read and listen to 'Exorcism.exe,' an original fiction short by Felix Behr on

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