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

What It’s Like To Live On A Bike

What It’s Like To Live On A Bike

Is The Open-Office Trend Reversing Itself?

Is The Open-Office Trend Reversing Itself?

Take Your Vitamins And Supplements, Minus All The Artificial Ingredients

Take Your Vitamins And Supplements, Minus All The Artificial Ingredients

The Countries That Have The Most Resilient Supply Chains

The Countries That Have The Most Resilient Supply Chains

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Maps Show How Poverty Has Moved To The Suburbs, Become More Racially Diverse

Maps Show How Poverty Has Moved To The Suburbs, Become More Racially Diverse

Visualizing The Future Urban World

Visualizing The Future Urban World

How Brands And Personal Responsibility Are Trumping Politics

An Infographic Breakdown Of The World’s Greenest Cities

An Infographic Breakdown Of The World’s Greenest Cities

Visualizing San Francisco’s Urban Growth With Open Data

Visualizing San Francisco’s Urban Growth With Open Data

The Neighborhood Visualizer Maps The Resource Intensity Of Your City

The Neighborhood Visualizer Maps The Resource Intensity Of Your City

Watch Las Vegas’s Growing Sprawl From Space

Watch Las Vegas’s Growing Sprawl From Space

What Would Happen If A Nuke Hit Washington, D.C.?

What Would Happen If A Nuke Hit Washington, D.C.?

Watch The World’s Urban Population As It Balloons

Watch The World’s Urban Population As It Balloons

A Block-By-Block Look At The Energy Consumption Of New York’s Buildings

A Block-By-Block Look At The Energy Consumption Of New York’s Buildings

Ideas

Why Impact Investing Funds Need To Invest In Creativity

The World Lost An Area Of Trees The Size Of New Zealand In 2016

This Three-Story Tiny House Fits In The Footprint Of A Parking Space

Entertainment

Under Armour Welcomes Syrian Refugee Olympian Yusra Mardini To Its Brand Team

The Trailer For Daniel Day-Lewis’ Final Film Will Make Your Heart Skip A Beat

CNN’s New Ad Campaign Takes On “Fake News” Accusations

Co.Design

Adobe’s Crazy New Tools Destroy Reality As We Know It

Innovation By Design

Corn Walls And Rice Bricks: Tomorrow’s Cities Will Be Built From Crops

Lyft Poaches Design VP From Airbnb, With Eyes On Autonomous Cabs

Fast Company

How A Spam Filter Sent A Shock Through The Maker Of Tasers

Most Innovative Companies

M.Gemi Feeds Our Luxury Shoe Addiction With Affordable, Italian-Made Heels

For True Innovation, Don’t Rely On Your Own Ideas