L*OSMONAUTA #0005

Since OSMO was born, we have faced the challenge of sharing the knowledge and multidisciplinary stimuli that each of us encounters daily, whether related to a project or, more simply as often happens, the result of the continuous research that each of us undertakes. And soon we realised that this universe could be interesting for others too, and so the first issue was born, which now after 5 years only a few lucky people can say they have at home. New year, new resolutions. At the start of this year, we decided to dedicate a bit more time to L*OSMONAUTA to think about how to make it a more constant presence and not just an end- of-year magazine. Mid-year, a LinkedIn page for L*OSMONAUTA was launched (if you’re not following it, go for it!) where we share articles and hope to publish more interviews throughout the year in the future. As last year, we also interviewed some people whose thinking struck us for various reasons. Without spoiling their names, which you will find in the next pages, we can tell you that although they have different backgrounds, professions, and visions, they share a very broad view on the themes they address and place enormous value on research, which does not consider only a user-centric but a life-centric perspective, taking into account everything we could call more-than-human. Considering more-than-human perspectives is important because it expands understanding and responsibility beyond just human-centered views. It recognizes that futures are relational and entangled across human and non-human agents such as ecosystems, animals, plants, and even technologies. This year we also tackled a very interesting and impactful vertical topic: the world of fungi. And no, we did not become chefs passing off lunches as research, but discovered a world where nature can be a very valid example of relationships, information, feedback, resilience, and evolution, both for the material world and the immaterial one.