Stephanie Wiegel

I write about how technology impacts the way we explore, conserve, and interact with nature.

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Wild Modernity: Why a cabin in the woods is the home of the future | Stephanie Wiegel | A Home For Ideas

Envision a cabin the woods. Maybe you’re seeing a Walden-esque cabin — overlooking a lake and nestled in a forest of pines. This rustic image stands in stark co

What if Walden had wifi?

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AR/VR technologies have far ranging implications, but let’s not take ourselves too seriously just yet. Almost half the images I found while doing research for this article look like this Stay humble, technophiles.

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Leave No Trace Principles for Outer Space | Stephanie Wiegel | A Home For Ideas

Leave No Trace is a set of outdoor ethics guidelines established in the 1960’s, but these principles will still apply in the 2060’s when we’re Space Camping on

With human space exploration becoming a reality in the not-so-distant future, let's take a minute to discuss how we can responsibly explore new planets and leave them in better shape than our current one. 

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Outer space is outside, too. | Stephanie Wiegel | A Home For Ideas

There are mountains to climb, powdery ice fields to ski, and deep crevices for canyoneering. All the stuff we do on earth like mountain biking, slacklining, roc

Change my mind. 

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Space Tourism - A New Era of Outdoor Exploration | Stephanie Wiegel | A Home For Ideas

Space tourism is paving the way for lunar mountaineering, martian mountain biking, and hiking terraformed trails. Here are the companies leading us to the high

Seems like Virgin Galactic is finally make some gains on SpaceX

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The AR/ VR Guide To Outdoor Recreation | Stephanie Wiegel | A Home For Ideas

As an outdoor enthusiast, you might think AR/VR (Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality) technologies are self contained in the Silicon Valley bubble. This might ha

Many people don’t seem ready for this kind of integration between nature and technology. This article will be waiting for them when they come around :)

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The reason successful entrepreneurs simplify their everyday decisions could be due to the same reason a cloud of smoke swirls and dissipates in the air or why t

One of my all time subjects of conversation - entropy.

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Biohackers and Big Pharma Should Work Together | Stephanie Wiegel | A Home For Ideas

Eli Lilly and Abbvie recognize that innovation and fiscal success are at odds. To reconcile the two, they’ve opened autonomous R&D centers that mimic a startup

Do you think these two groups can work together for a common goal?