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Anthropocene
Film

Anthropocene

GLOBAÏA's award-winning film on the Anthropocene, premiered at UN Rio+20.

Existential Risks
Visualization

Existential Risks

Visualizing existential risks to humanity — climate tipping points and nuclear threats.

Global Safety Net
Visualization

Global Safety Net

Mapping how expanded nature conservation can reverse biodiversity loss globally.

Human Climate Niches
Visualization

Human Climate Niches

Visualizing how billions of people may be displaced from habitable climate zones.

Planetary Boundaries
Data Visualization

Planetary Boundaries

Visualizing Earth's nine Planetary Boundaries and their safe operating limits.

Planetary Health Check
Data Visualization

Planetary Health Check

Visual identity and figures for the Planetary Health Check, tracking Earth's vital signs.

Planetary Terminology: New expressions for new realities
Glossary

Planetary Terminology: New expressions for new realities

A dynamic glossary of key concepts in sustainability and Earth system science.

Planetary Tipping Systems
Data Visualization

Planetary Tipping Systems

Visualizing climate tipping points and Earth's fragile thresholds, designed for PIK.

The Anthropocene Equation
Exploration

The Anthropocene Equation

An interactive journey through the mathematics of planetary change. Human forces now dominate the Earth System.

Water in the Anthropocene
Film

Water in the Anthropocene

How human activities transform Earth's global water cycle — produced for the UN in 2013.

The Cosmic Year
Interactive Timeline

The Cosmic Year

13.8 billion years on a single calendar — zoom from the Big Bang to now.

Anthropocene Traps
Exploration

Anthropocene Traps

14 evolutionary traps challenging global sustainability. A particle simulation based on Søgaard Jørgensen et al. 2024.

Saprana
Interactive

Saprana

A living atlas of human wisdom — 330 entries across 9 domains through 8 visual views.

Climate Change: The State of the Science
Data Visualization

Climate Change: The State of the Science

A data visualization of IPCC findings on climate science for the UN Foundation.

Atlas of the Cosmos
Interactive

Atlas of the Cosmos

Explore 9 nested scales of the cosmos — from nearest stars to the universe.

Planetary Emergency
Visualization

Planetary Emergency

The interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and tipping points.

AI Risks
Interactive

AI Risks

A comprehensive dashboard mapping AI's planetary cost, safety benchmarks, incident tracking, and governance landscape.

Machine Intelligence Infrastructure
Exploration

Machine Intelligence Infrastructure

The global physical supply chain behind artificial intelligence, from quartz deposits to AI chatbots.

Explorations
Experiments

Explorations

Small experiments and interactive features — ideas, prototypes, curiosities.

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
BBC Series

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

GLOBAÏA's visuals for The Earthshot Prize BBC series with David Attenborough.

AI Timeline
Interactive

AI Timeline

A deep timeline of artificial intelligence from antiquity to projected futures — with training compute, Moore's Law, task-horizon, benchmarks, context windows and inference cost.

Biocultural Diversity
Atlas

Biocultural Diversity

Where the world's languages and vascular plants are richest — and where the two diversities overlap. A bivariate atlas of biocultural richness.

Anthroposphere
Visualization

Anthroposphere

Mapping humanity's built environment — cities, croplands, and infrastructure.

Planetary Education
Education

Planetary Education

An educational framework for the Anthropocene — integrating Earth system literacy, civic imagination, cultural plurality, ethical reflection, and action competence.

The Atlantic's Hidden Heartbeat — AMOC
Interactive Map

The Atlantic's Hidden Heartbeat — AMOC

An interactive exploration of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, its weakening, and the risk of collapse.

Earth System Boundaries
Scientific Figures

Earth System Boundaries

Science-based boundaries integrating justice, equity, and planetary stability.

Nature Futures Framework
Exploration

Nature Futures Framework

How do you envision the relationship between people and nature? Discover which Nature Future resonates with your values.

National Geographic's Atlases
Publication

National Geographic's Atlases

Cover imagery for the National Geographic Atlas of the World 10th Edition.

A Geohistory of Life on Earth
Interactive

A Geohistory of Life on Earth

4.5 billion years of biodiversity — from the first cells to the sixth mass extinction.

The Planetary Observatory
Dashboard

The Planetary Observatory

Mission-control view of 35 planetary vital signs, from temperature to threatened species.

Age of Exponentials
Exploration

Age of Exponentials

Forty-eight Ages of a planetary century, traced through socio-economic and Earth-system proxies — from warheads to bisphenol-A.

The Holocene Interactive
Interactive Timeline

The Holocene Interactive

Journey through 15,000 years of human history on a full-viewport timeline.

Corridor of Life
Interactive Timeline

Corridor of Life

1.2 million years of temperature — the stable corridor that made civilization.

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
Netflix Documentary

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

GLOBAÏA's visualizations for the Netflix documentary narrated by Attenborough.

InnerEarth
Exploration

InnerEarth

A journey to the center of our planet — from crust to inner core. Seismic stations, tectonic plates, and the deep structure beneath our feet.

Planetary Sapience
Visualization

Planetary Sapience

Harnessing collective wisdom and global knowledge to achieve planetary equilibrium.

Planetary Boundaries Interactive
Interactive

Planetary Boundaries Interactive

Explore all nine planetary boundaries — status, thresholds, and control variables.

Tipping Systems Interactive
Interactive

Tipping Systems Interactive

Navigate the tipping elements of Earth's climate — thresholds, risks, and overshoot.

An Urbanizing Planet
Film

An Urbanizing Planet

A film narrated by Edward Norton on global urbanization and its impact on biodiversity.

Homo sapiens: A Taxonomy of What We Are
Exploration

Homo sapiens: A Taxonomy of What We Are

What does it mean to be Homo sapiens? An exploration of humanity's dual nature through taxonomy and etymology.

Sfera — Earth in Spheres
Interactive

Sfera — Earth in Spheres

If every drop of water, every breath of air, became a sphere, how big would it be?

The Great Acceleration
Interactive

The Great Acceleration

Exploring the rapid surge in human activity since the mid-20th century.

Great Acceleration Interactive
Interactive

Great Acceleration Interactive

Explore the Great Acceleration — 24 socioeconomic and Earth system trends since 1950.

Powers of 10
Exploration

Powers of 10

From a single individual to ten billion people: 72 climate solutions mapped to the scales where they matter most.

Ecosphere
Visualization

Ecosphere

The interconnected web of biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.

Bestiary of AI
Field Guide

Bestiary of AI

A field guide to 43 neural-network architectures — from the 1958 Perceptron to GFlowNet, Mamba, and Titans. Successor to the Neural Network Zoo.

Nuclear Tests & Power Reactors
Cartography

Nuclear Tests & Power Reactors

Every announced nuclear explosion since Trinity (1945), and every grid-scale reactor since Obninsk (1954). One timeline, two layers — the atomic age in full.

Our Work

Planetary visualizations, interactive tools, and science communication.

Anthropocene
Film

Anthropocene

GLOBAÏA's award-winning film on the Anthropocene, premiered at UN Rio+20.

Existential Risks
Visualization

Existential Risks

Visualizing existential risks to humanity — climate tipping points and nuclear threats.

Global Safety Net
Visualization

Global Safety Net

Mapping how expanded nature conservation can reverse biodiversity loss globally.

Human Climate Niches
Visualization

Human Climate Niches

Visualizing how billions of people may be displaced from habitable climate zones.

Planetary Boundaries
Data Visualization

Planetary Boundaries

Visualizing Earth's nine Planetary Boundaries and their safe operating limits.

Planetary Health Check
Data Visualization

Planetary Health Check

Visual identity and figures for the Planetary Health Check, tracking Earth's vital signs.

Planetary Terminology: New expressions for new realities
Glossary

Planetary Terminology: New expressions for new realities

A dynamic glossary of key concepts in sustainability and Earth system science.

Planetary Tipping Systems
Data Visualization

Planetary Tipping Systems

Visualizing climate tipping points and Earth's fragile thresholds, designed for PIK.

The Anthropocene Equation
Exploration

The Anthropocene Equation

An interactive journey through the mathematics of planetary change. Human forces now dominate the Earth System.

Water in the Anthropocene
Film

Water in the Anthropocene

How human activities transform Earth's global water cycle — produced for the UN in 2013.

The Cosmic Year
Interactive Timeline

The Cosmic Year

13.8 billion years on a single calendar — zoom from the Big Bang to now.

Anthropocene Traps
Exploration

Anthropocene Traps

14 evolutionary traps challenging global sustainability. A particle simulation based on Søgaard Jørgensen et al. 2024.

Saprana
Interactive

Saprana

A living atlas of human wisdom — 330 entries across 9 domains through 8 visual views.

Climate Change: The State of the Science
Data Visualization

Climate Change: The State of the Science

A data visualization of IPCC findings on climate science for the UN Foundation.

Atlas of the Cosmos
Interactive

Atlas of the Cosmos

Explore 9 nested scales of the cosmos — from nearest stars to the universe.

Planetary Emergency
Visualization

Planetary Emergency

The interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and tipping points.

AI Risks
Interactive

AI Risks

A comprehensive dashboard mapping AI's planetary cost, safety benchmarks, incident tracking, and governance landscape.

Machine Intelligence Infrastructure
Exploration

Machine Intelligence Infrastructure

The global physical supply chain behind artificial intelligence, from quartz deposits to AI chatbots.

Explorations
Experiments

Explorations

Small experiments and interactive features — ideas, prototypes, curiosities.

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
BBC Series

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

GLOBAÏA's visuals for The Earthshot Prize BBC series with David Attenborough.

AI Timeline
Interactive

AI Timeline

A deep timeline of artificial intelligence from antiquity to projected futures — with training compute, Moore's Law, task-horizon, benchmarks, context windows and inference cost.

Biocultural Diversity
Atlas

Biocultural Diversity

Where the world's languages and vascular plants are richest — and where the two diversities overlap. A bivariate atlas of biocultural richness.

Anthroposphere
Visualization

Anthroposphere

Mapping humanity's built environment — cities, croplands, and infrastructure.

Planetary Education
Education

Planetary Education

An educational framework for the Anthropocene — integrating Earth system literacy, civic imagination, cultural plurality, ethical reflection, and action competence.

The Atlantic's Hidden Heartbeat — AMOC
Interactive Map

The Atlantic's Hidden Heartbeat — AMOC

An interactive exploration of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, its weakening, and the risk of collapse.

Earth System Boundaries
Scientific Figures

Earth System Boundaries

Science-based boundaries integrating justice, equity, and planetary stability.

Nature Futures Framework
Exploration

Nature Futures Framework

How do you envision the relationship between people and nature? Discover which Nature Future resonates with your values.

National Geographic's Atlases
Publication

National Geographic's Atlases

Cover imagery for the National Geographic Atlas of the World 10th Edition.

A Geohistory of Life on Earth
Interactive

A Geohistory of Life on Earth

4.5 billion years of biodiversity — from the first cells to the sixth mass extinction.

The Planetary Observatory
Dashboard

The Planetary Observatory

Mission-control view of 35 planetary vital signs, from temperature to threatened species.

Age of Exponentials
Exploration

Age of Exponentials

Forty-eight Ages of a planetary century, traced through socio-economic and Earth-system proxies — from warheads to bisphenol-A.

The Holocene Interactive
Interactive Timeline

The Holocene Interactive

Journey through 15,000 years of human history on a full-viewport timeline.

Corridor of Life
Interactive Timeline

Corridor of Life

1.2 million years of temperature — the stable corridor that made civilization.

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
Netflix Documentary

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

GLOBAÏA's visualizations for the Netflix documentary narrated by Attenborough.

InnerEarth
Exploration

InnerEarth

A journey to the center of our planet — from crust to inner core. Seismic stations, tectonic plates, and the deep structure beneath our feet.

Planetary Sapience
Visualization

Planetary Sapience

Harnessing collective wisdom and global knowledge to achieve planetary equilibrium.

Planetary Boundaries Interactive
Interactive

Planetary Boundaries Interactive

Explore all nine planetary boundaries — status, thresholds, and control variables.

Tipping Systems Interactive
Interactive

Tipping Systems Interactive

Navigate the tipping elements of Earth's climate — thresholds, risks, and overshoot.

An Urbanizing Planet
Film

An Urbanizing Planet

A film narrated by Edward Norton on global urbanization and its impact on biodiversity.

Homo sapiens: A Taxonomy of What We Are
Exploration

Homo sapiens: A Taxonomy of What We Are

What does it mean to be Homo sapiens? An exploration of humanity's dual nature through taxonomy and etymology.

Sfera — Earth in Spheres
Interactive

Sfera — Earth in Spheres

If every drop of water, every breath of air, became a sphere, how big would it be?

The Great Acceleration
Interactive

The Great Acceleration

Exploring the rapid surge in human activity since the mid-20th century.

Great Acceleration Interactive
Interactive

Great Acceleration Interactive

Explore the Great Acceleration — 24 socioeconomic and Earth system trends since 1950.

Powers of 10
Exploration

Powers of 10

From a single individual to ten billion people: 72 climate solutions mapped to the scales where they matter most.

Ecosphere
Visualization

Ecosphere

The interconnected web of biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.

Bestiary of AI
Field Guide

Bestiary of AI

A field guide to 43 neural-network architectures — from the 1958 Perceptron to GFlowNet, Mamba, and Titans. Successor to the Neural Network Zoo.

Nuclear Tests & Power Reactors
Cartography

Nuclear Tests & Power Reactors

Every announced nuclear explosion since Trinity (1945), and every grid-scale reactor since Obninsk (1954). One timeline, two layers — the atomic age in full.

Our Work

Planetary visualizations, interactive tools, and science communication.

Anthropocene
Film

Anthropocene

GLOBAÏA's award-winning film on the Anthropocene, premiered at UN Rio+20.

Existential Risks
Visualization

Existential Risks

Visualizing existential risks to humanity — climate tipping points and nuclear threats.

Global Safety Net
Visualization

Global Safety Net

Mapping how expanded nature conservation can reverse biodiversity loss globally.

Human Climate Niches
Visualization

Human Climate Niches

Visualizing how billions of people may be displaced from habitable climate zones.

Planetary Boundaries
Data Visualization

Planetary Boundaries

Visualizing Earth's nine Planetary Boundaries and their safe operating limits.

Planetary Health Check
Data Visualization

Planetary Health Check

Visual identity and figures for the Planetary Health Check, tracking Earth's vital signs.

Planetary Terminology: New expressions for new realities
Glossary

Planetary Terminology: New expressions for new realities

A dynamic glossary of key concepts in sustainability and Earth system science.

Planetary Tipping Systems
Data Visualization

Planetary Tipping Systems

Visualizing climate tipping points and Earth's fragile thresholds, designed for PIK.

The Anthropocene Equation
Exploration

The Anthropocene Equation

An interactive journey through the mathematics of planetary change. Human forces now dominate the Earth System.

Water in the Anthropocene
Film

Water in the Anthropocene

How human activities transform Earth's global water cycle — produced for the UN in 2013.

The Cosmic Year
Interactive Timeline

The Cosmic Year

13.8 billion years on a single calendar — zoom from the Big Bang to now.

Anthropocene Traps
Exploration

Anthropocene Traps

14 evolutionary traps challenging global sustainability. A particle simulation based on Søgaard Jørgensen et al. 2024.

Saprana
Interactive

Saprana

A living atlas of human wisdom — 330 entries across 9 domains through 8 visual views.

Climate Change: The State of the Science
Data Visualization

Climate Change: The State of the Science

A data visualization of IPCC findings on climate science for the UN Foundation.

Atlas of the Cosmos
Interactive

Atlas of the Cosmos

Explore 9 nested scales of the cosmos — from nearest stars to the universe.

Planetary Emergency
Visualization

Planetary Emergency

The interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and tipping points.

AI Risks
Interactive

AI Risks

A comprehensive dashboard mapping AI's planetary cost, safety benchmarks, incident tracking, and governance landscape.

Machine Intelligence Infrastructure
Exploration

Machine Intelligence Infrastructure

The global physical supply chain behind artificial intelligence, from quartz deposits to AI chatbots.

Explorations
Experiments

Explorations

Small experiments and interactive features — ideas, prototypes, curiosities.

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
BBC Series

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

GLOBAÏA's visuals for The Earthshot Prize BBC series with David Attenborough.

AI Timeline
Interactive

AI Timeline

A deep timeline of artificial intelligence from antiquity to projected futures — with training compute, Moore's Law, task-horizon, benchmarks, context windows and inference cost.

Biocultural Diversity
Atlas

Biocultural Diversity

Where the world's languages and vascular plants are richest — and where the two diversities overlap. A bivariate atlas of biocultural richness.

Anthroposphere
Visualization

Anthroposphere

Mapping humanity's built environment — cities, croplands, and infrastructure.

Planetary Education
Education

Planetary Education

An educational framework for the Anthropocene — integrating Earth system literacy, civic imagination, cultural plurality, ethical reflection, and action competence.

The Atlantic's Hidden Heartbeat — AMOC
Interactive Map

The Atlantic's Hidden Heartbeat — AMOC

An interactive exploration of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, its weakening, and the risk of collapse.

Earth System Boundaries
Scientific Figures

Earth System Boundaries

Science-based boundaries integrating justice, equity, and planetary stability.

Nature Futures Framework
Exploration

Nature Futures Framework

How do you envision the relationship between people and nature? Discover which Nature Future resonates with your values.

National Geographic's Atlases
Publication

National Geographic's Atlases

Cover imagery for the National Geographic Atlas of the World 10th Edition.

A Geohistory of Life on Earth
Interactive

A Geohistory of Life on Earth

4.5 billion years of biodiversity — from the first cells to the sixth mass extinction.

The Planetary Observatory
Dashboard

The Planetary Observatory

Mission-control view of 35 planetary vital signs, from temperature to threatened species.

Age of Exponentials
Exploration

Age of Exponentials

Forty-eight Ages of a planetary century, traced through socio-economic and Earth-system proxies — from warheads to bisphenol-A.

The Holocene Interactive
Interactive Timeline

The Holocene Interactive

Journey through 15,000 years of human history on a full-viewport timeline.

Corridor of Life
Interactive Timeline

Corridor of Life

1.2 million years of temperature — the stable corridor that made civilization.

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
Netflix Documentary

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

GLOBAÏA's visualizations for the Netflix documentary narrated by Attenborough.

InnerEarth
Exploration

InnerEarth

A journey to the center of our planet — from crust to inner core. Seismic stations, tectonic plates, and the deep structure beneath our feet.

Planetary Sapience
Visualization

Planetary Sapience

Harnessing collective wisdom and global knowledge to achieve planetary equilibrium.

Planetary Boundaries Interactive
Interactive

Planetary Boundaries Interactive

Explore all nine planetary boundaries — status, thresholds, and control variables.

Tipping Systems Interactive
Interactive

Tipping Systems Interactive

Navigate the tipping elements of Earth's climate — thresholds, risks, and overshoot.

An Urbanizing Planet
Film

An Urbanizing Planet

A film narrated by Edward Norton on global urbanization and its impact on biodiversity.

Homo sapiens: A Taxonomy of What We Are
Exploration

Homo sapiens: A Taxonomy of What We Are

What does it mean to be Homo sapiens? An exploration of humanity's dual nature through taxonomy and etymology.

Sfera — Earth in Spheres
Interactive

Sfera — Earth in Spheres

If every drop of water, every breath of air, became a sphere, how big would it be?

The Great Acceleration
Interactive

The Great Acceleration

Exploring the rapid surge in human activity since the mid-20th century.

Great Acceleration Interactive
Interactive

Great Acceleration Interactive

Explore the Great Acceleration — 24 socioeconomic and Earth system trends since 1950.

Powers of 10
Exploration

Powers of 10

From a single individual to ten billion people: 72 climate solutions mapped to the scales where they matter most.

Ecosphere
Visualization

Ecosphere

The interconnected web of biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.

Bestiary of AI
Field Guide

Bestiary of AI

A field guide to 43 neural-network architectures — from the 1958 Perceptron to GFlowNet, Mamba, and Titans. Successor to the Neural Network Zoo.

Nuclear Tests & Power Reactors
Cartography

Nuclear Tests & Power Reactors

Every announced nuclear explosion since Trinity (1945), and every grid-scale reactor since Obninsk (1954). One timeline, two layers — the atomic age in full.