As we contemplate the so-called ‘filter bubble’ – our hermetic audiences of like-minded people – and how it has recently..
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We have reached the tipping point with the Anthropocene, an era defined as one in which human activities have significantly..
(Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Last year, Chinese dissident and humanitarian artist Ai Weiwei created a site-specific installation at Alcatraz Island,..
In celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8th, global voices join this week to celebrate the achievements of women, both..
Street Art, once seen as common graffiti and an aspect of urban blight has, since the 1980s rise of the..
(Photograph: John Lamparski/Getty Images) For anyone who participated in the 400,000 strong #PeoplesClimateMarch on Autumn Equinox September 21, 2014, the..
I must admit that Russell Brand wasn’t on my radar until recently. I can’t remember when or why I started..
This Fall, #BlackLivesMatter, a powerful hashtag movement coursed through Twitter in response to the murder of an unarmed Michael Brown..
In the past 9 months, the Ebola Virus has ravaged the countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. With the..
The New York City People’s Climate March on September 21st, 2014 exceeded the expectations of the organizers as well as..
This Sunday, September 21st, citizens, activists, artists, non-profits, labor unions and everyone under the sun is invited to participate in..
Summer 2014 was full of viral messaging, complete with unique memes for fundraising (the Ice Bucket Challenge), a Kickstarter campaign..
Whether you’re a health food shopper, conscious consumer, or have been to a grocery store recently, chances are you’ve heard..
208 girls were abducted from a boarding school in Nigeria three weeks ago by a militant terrorist group, Boko Haram…
It’s no secret that The Viral Media Lab is a fan of social change documentaries. We’ve featured posts on feature..
What happens when a social cause movement becomes famous without a leader? One such example is the hacktivist collective Anonymous,..
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It's shocking that there are still climate change deniers in our society. Donald Trump, one of the leading presidential candidates, has actually claimed […]
I had never heard of Ai WeiWei before this post but I find that any artist that sacrifices their own personal security and wellbeing in […]
All of these figures are extremely eloquent and brave for their feminist efforts. The #HeforShe campaign attracted my attention right away because I feel as […]
If only we practiced altruism as a meme as often as we shared cultural memes on social media... I thought Ricard's Ted Talk was brilliant […]
Ai WeiWei is just the coolest person. He takes risks and uses objects for a purpose to tell a story. I thought bringing a […]