Ariel Schwartz

Ariel Schwartz is a Senior Editor at Co.Exist. She has contributed to SF Weekly, Popular Science, Inhabitat, Greenbiz, NBC Bay Area, GOOD Magazine and more. For story ideas: ariel[at]fastcompany.com

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What It’s Like To Live On A Bike

Do you get sweaty riding to work? Maybe you should try the difficult–but not impossible–on-bike shower, just one of the many feats this artist performs while attempting to spend his days cycling.

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Is The Open-Office Trend Reversing Itself?

Employers spent years knocking down their walls. Now they are slowly building them back up.

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Take Your Vitamins And Supplements, Minus All The Artificial Ingredients

Many pills contain synthetic vitamins, fish and dairy products, and unknown fillers. A new company says it can make more pure products made only from plants.

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The Countries That Have The Most Resilient Supply Chains

Japan’s manufacturing industry weathered the post-Fukushima crisis pretty well, all things considered. Other countries are less prepared for big disasters.

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This Teenager Just Designed A System That Keeps You Safe From Germs On Planes

Air cocoons insulate you from your sneezing, coughing neighbor.

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The World’s First $9 Computer Does Everything That Your Expensive Model Can Do

Chip is a bona fide Kickstarter hit. But the tiny computer’s implications go far beyond the novelty of a cheap computer.

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Walmart Is Bottling Water From The Middle Of California’s Drought

Buying a city’s water supply for dirt cheap and reselling it for not-dirt cheap is already egregious, even in better, wetter times.

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This Is the First Surfboard Made From Algae, No Petroleum Required

Surfers can now catch a fossil fuel-free wave, with the help of some UC San Diego undergrads and a large biotech company.

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With An Electric Zap, This Bandage-Sized Wearable Provides Instant Pain Relief

Soothe your sore muscles with a simple new device that gives a treatment you used to have to see a doctor to get.

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Need A Break From Home, But Want To Keep Working? Take A Jobbatical

A site that matches employers and wandering gig-seekers wants to foster a new way to travel. Like everything else, it helps if you can code.

Ideas

The Bay Area’s Expanding Bike Share Is Part Of Ford’s Transition From Cars To “Mobility”

Ideas

Meet The Winners Of The Carnegie Medal Of Philanthropy

Ideas

Middle America Is More Innovative Than A Lot Of America Thinks

Entertainment

Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, And The Manning Brothers Reveal The Secret To Success

Entertainment

Jordan Brand Celebrates Russell Westbrook’s NBA MVP With Some Unconventional Math

Entertainment

See The New “Star Wars” Trailer Recreated Entirely On A 1984 Apple Computer

Co.Design

Graphics

Within Our Lives, 95 Degree Days Could Be Totally Normal

Spaces

N.Y.C.’s Biggest Brutalist Eyesore Gets A Glassy Second Life

Product

This Drone Responds To Your Emotions Just Like A Good Pet

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Ideas

The Bay Area’s Expanding Bike Share Is Part Of Ford’s Transition From Cars To “Mobility”

Technology

How Facebook Used Science And Empathy To Reach Two Billion Users

Technology

Ariel Schwartz

Stories by Ariel SchwartzRSS

What It’s Like To Live On A Bike

Do you get sweaty riding to work? Maybe you should try the difficult–but not impossible–on-bike shower, just one of the many feats this artist performs while attempting to spend his days cycling.

Is The Open-Office Trend Reversing Itself?

Employers spent years knocking down their walls. Now they are slowly building them back up.

Take Your Vitamins And Supplements, Minus All The Artificial Ingredients

Many pills contain synthetic vitamins, fish and dairy products, and unknown fillers. A new company says it can make more pure products made only from plants.

The Countries That Have The Most Resilient Supply Chains

Japan’s manufacturing industry weathered the post-Fukushima crisis pretty well, all things considered. Other countries are less prepared for big disasters.

This Teenager Just Designed A System That Keeps You Safe From Germs On Planes

Air cocoons insulate you from your sneezing, coughing neighbor.

The World’s First $9 Computer Does Everything That Your Expensive Model Can Do

Chip is a bona fide Kickstarter hit. But the tiny computer’s implications go far beyond the novelty of a cheap computer.

Walmart Is Bottling Water From The Middle Of California’s Drought

Buying a city’s water supply for dirt cheap and reselling it for not-dirt cheap is already egregious, even in better, wetter times.

This Is the First Surfboard Made From Algae, No Petroleum Required

Surfers can now catch a fossil fuel-free wave, with the help of some UC San Diego undergrads and a large biotech company.

With An Electric Zap, This Bandage-Sized Wearable Provides Instant Pain Relief

Soothe your sore muscles with a simple new device that gives a treatment you used to have to see a doctor to get.

Need A Break From Home, But Want To Keep Working? Take A Jobbatical

A site that matches employers and wandering gig-seekers wants to foster a new way to travel. Like everything else, it helps if you can code.

Ideas

The Bay Area’s Expanding Bike Share Is Part Of Ford’s Transition From Cars To “Mobility”

Meet The Winners Of The Carnegie Medal Of Philanthropy

Middle America Is More Innovative Than A Lot Of America Thinks

Entertainment

Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, And The Manning Brothers Reveal The Secret To Success

Jordan Brand Celebrates Russell Westbrook’s NBA MVP With Some Unconventional Math

See The New “Star Wars” Trailer Recreated Entirely On A 1984 Apple Computer

Co.Design

Within Our Lives, 95 Degree Days Could Be Totally Normal

N.Y.C.’s Biggest Brutalist Eyesore Gets A Glassy Second Life

This Drone Responds To Your Emotions Just Like A Good Pet

Fast Company

The Bay Area’s Expanding Bike Share Is Part Of Ford’s Transition From Cars To “Mobility”

How Facebook Used Science And Empathy To Reach Two Billion Users

Amazon’s New Echo Show Has A Decent Chance Of Taking Over Your Kitchen Counter