Mia Maki
@miamaki.bsky.social
She/her settler on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen peoples. Love teaching, finance & helping people create & grow businesses. Interested in how we learn and making our world a better place. Sustainability innovation = hope! My posts are my own.
Banff! What a treat to spend some time with family and friends. The dome brunch was amazing… @jackmacki.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Banff! What a treat to spend some time with family and friends. The dome brunch was amazing… @jackmacki.bsky.social
This is so cool... World's driest desert blooms in rare, fleeting show...
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The world's driest desert blooms into a rare, fleeting flower show
A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers.
apnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is so cool... World's driest desert blooms in rare, fleeting show...
apnews.com/article/dese...
apnews.com/article/dese...
My kid is in her final weeks of filming! A few shots from the final scene in Crime by Design.
July 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My kid is in her final weeks of filming! A few shots from the final scene in Crime by Design.
❄️ As the planet warms, more people are relying on CO2-intensive air conditioning. Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology may have just unlocked emissions-free cooling – at the commercial scale." - Springwise
hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-e...
hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-e...
HKUST Engineering Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Cooling Device with Record-Breaking Efficiency | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Researchers at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed an eco-friendly refrigeration device with record-breaking cooling performance in t...
hkust.edu.hk
April 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
❄️ As the planet warms, more people are relying on CO2-intensive air conditioning. Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology may have just unlocked emissions-free cooling – at the commercial scale." - Springwise
hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-e...
hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-e...
I seem to be pulling this quote back up more and more often over the last year…
February 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I seem to be pulling this quote back up more and more often over the last year…
Interested in starting a business with impact in BC? Project Zero incubator might be a fit.
www.project-zero.ca/bc-incubator
www.project-zero.ca/bc-incubator
November 27, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Interested in starting a business with impact in BC? Project Zero incubator might be a fit.
www.project-zero.ca/bc-incubator
www.project-zero.ca/bc-incubator
What other waste do we have on Vancouver Island that could be upcycled? The fibre below is made from banana stems. #bananapeels? #socent #entrepreneurship
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About Our Products
Green Banana Paper is sustainably manufacturing world-class vegan products from agricultural banana waste in Kosrae, Micronesia. All products feature banana fiber paper: a naturally beautiful and stro...
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November 27, 2024 at 4:26 PM
What other waste do we have on Vancouver Island that could be upcycled? The fibre below is made from banana stems. #bananapeels? #socent #entrepreneurship
greenbananapaper.com/blogs/about-...
greenbananapaper.com/blogs/about-...
Edible coffee cups! Chocolate please... "Our edible cups not only function amazingly, but they taste fantastic too...are made to take extra hot liquids like tea, coffee and other hot drinks, as well as be the perfect vessel for any ice-cream or dessert." #socent
twiice.co.nz/blogs/journa...
twiice.co.nz/blogs/journa...
Why do we need edible cups?
Are edible cups going to help save the planet? Co-founder Jamie discusses why twiice was started and how it's helping with NZ's problem of waste.
twiice.co.nz
November 20, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Edible coffee cups! Chocolate please... "Our edible cups not only function amazingly, but they taste fantastic too...are made to take extra hot liquids like tea, coffee and other hot drinks, as well as be the perfect vessel for any ice-cream or dessert." #socent
twiice.co.nz/blogs/journa...
twiice.co.nz/blogs/journa...
Loliware - "Advance a plastic-free future with our patented Sea Technology resins. SEA Technology is a new category of resins made from regenerative, carbon-capturing and ocean-farmed seaweed." #socent #entrepreneurship www.loliware.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Loliware - "Advance a plastic-free future with our patented Sea Technology resins. SEA Technology is a new category of resins made from regenerative, carbon-capturing and ocean-farmed seaweed." #socent #entrepreneurship www.loliware.com
Fab Materials in the UK could turns waste into construction materials: "Boards produced using Fab Materials’ technology can be used for a wide variety of furniture, construction, display & design applications." #socent #entrepreneurship www.fabmaterials.com/about
November 20, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Fab Materials in the UK could turns waste into construction materials: "Boards produced using Fab Materials’ technology can be used for a wide variety of furniture, construction, display & design applications." #socent #entrepreneurship www.fabmaterials.com/about
Extracting lithium & magnesium together helps avoid creation of solid waste and reduces environmental impacts of lithium extraction. Researchers in Australia developed a new efficient technique to extract from salt lake brines: EDTA-aided loose nanofiltration (EANLF). springwise.com/innovation/m...
Extracting lithium and magnesium together - Springwise
The new nanofiltration method could unlock the potential of underutilised salt flats
springwise.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Extracting lithium & magnesium together helps avoid creation of solid waste and reduces environmental impacts of lithium extraction. Researchers in Australia developed a new efficient technique to extract from salt lake brines: EDTA-aided loose nanofiltration (EANLF). springwise.com/innovation/m...
Equatic: tech inspired by seashells, removes CO2 from seawater; creates calcium carbonate - can be sold as construction material or put back into the ocean - & hydrogen gas, clean fuel. Pilot plants in LA and Singapore have removed over 75,000 tonnes of CO2. #socent #sustainability
www.equatic.tech
www.equatic.tech
Equatic
www.equatic.tech
November 16, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Equatic: tech inspired by seashells, removes CO2 from seawater; creates calcium carbonate - can be sold as construction material or put back into the ocean - & hydrogen gas, clean fuel. Pilot plants in LA and Singapore have removed over 75,000 tonnes of CO2. #socent #sustainability
www.equatic.tech
www.equatic.tech
UVic's landing page right now - we're #1 🚀 Congratulations to the MBA program folks! Cheryl Mitchell, PhD Kate Donovan and their team; mic drop 🎤
November 16, 2024 at 4:52 AM
UVic's landing page right now - we're #1 🚀 Congratulations to the MBA program folks! Cheryl Mitchell, PhD Kate Donovan and their team; mic drop 🎤
UVic’s Matt Murphy “I am excited to share..Balance Co-Lab with you. Our work brings Indigenous organizations and university-based partners together to support decision-making and impact assessment informed by Indigenous knowledge, values and governance systems.”
balancecolab.com
balancecolab.com
Building on Indigenous Knowledge | Balance Co-Lab
Bringing community and university partners together, we support decision-making guided by Indigenous knowledge and values.
balancecolab.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:45 AM
UVic’s Matt Murphy “I am excited to share..Balance Co-Lab with you. Our work brings Indigenous organizations and university-based partners together to support decision-making and impact assessment informed by Indigenous knowledge, values and governance systems.”
balancecolab.com
balancecolab.com
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So proud of my colleagues Emily Salmon and Doug Stuart who tackled the indigenization of a University Canadian tax course. "How a collaborative effort created a unique course that addresses the Indigenous tax gap in academic and CPA circles" #truthandreconciliation www.uvic.ca/news/search/...
September 29, 2023 at 3:25 PM
So proud of my colleagues Emily Salmon and Doug Stuart who tackled the indigenization of a University Canadian tax course. "How a collaborative effort created a unique course that addresses the Indigenous tax gap in academic and CPA circles" #truthandreconciliation www.uvic.ca/news/search/...
Reposted by Mia Maki
Proud colleague of Dr. Aaron Devor! "Every year, the University of Victoria’s Transgender Archives attract visitors from all over the world looking to study and learn from its history. The archives are the largest of their kind..."
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August 24, 2023 at 4:54 PM
Proud colleague of Dr. Aaron Devor! "Every year, the University of Victoria’s Transgender Archives attract visitors from all over the world looking to study and learn from its history. The archives are the largest of their kind..."
www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/trending-now...
www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/trending-now...
Victoria #yyj, UVic and Gustavson connection: ‘Lifelong dream’: Weird Al Yankovic shouts out new bioreactor on Nantucket named after him A machine dubbed "Weird Al Plankovic" will help grow massive amounts of algae to feed shellfish. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Weird Al, UVic & Victoria BC... Biotech co Industrial Plankton, founded by UVic ECS and Gustavson alums, Robert and Ashley Roulston, changing the world; food safe bioreactors - used in research, and now kelp farming, around the world. #yyj #socent www.boston.com/news/local-n...
December 23, 2023 at 4:04 PM
Victoria #yyj, UVic and Gustavson connection: ‘Lifelong dream’: Weird Al Yankovic shouts out new bioreactor on Nantucket named after him A machine dubbed "Weird Al Plankovic" will help grow massive amounts of algae to feed shellfish. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Weird Al, UVic & Victoria BC... Biotech co Industrial Plankton, founded by UVic ECS and Gustavson alums, Robert and Ashley Roulston, changing the world; food safe bioreactors - used in research, and now kelp farming, around the world. #yyj #socent www.boston.com/news/local-n...
December 23, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Weird Al, UVic & Victoria BC... Biotech co Industrial Plankton, founded by UVic ECS and Gustavson alums, Robert and Ashley Roulston, changing the world; food safe bioreactors - used in research, and now kelp farming, around the world. #yyj #socent www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Good morning! Always some bright sunshine if you look hard enough: "the first paper cup for hot drinks that doesn’t require a plastic lid" #socent #sustainability
www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
December 20, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Good morning! Always some bright sunshine if you look hard enough: "the first paper cup for hot drinks that doesn’t require a plastic lid" #socent #sustainability
www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
A friend asked me to relay some of the insights from the distinguished entrepreneur of the year (DEYA) award event in October, as he was unable to attend. It is really hard to summarize the amazing interview and event, so I won’t. I can only provide a brief glimpse... 1/
November 13, 2023 at 8:09 PM
A friend asked me to relay some of the insights from the distinguished entrepreneur of the year (DEYA) award event in October, as he was unable to attend. It is really hard to summarize the amazing interview and event, so I won’t. I can only provide a brief glimpse... 1/
Now we’re talking - the Million Pound bag, philanthropic version… www.elvisandkresse.com/blogs/news/m...
November 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Now we’re talking - the Million Pound bag, philanthropic version… www.elvisandkresse.com/blogs/news/m...
Recommendation for folks in industry: excellent publication, The Conversation. Research articles are rewritten to be more accessible to non-researchers. When good research is done, but isn't translated for wide use, we miss an opportunity. This is the Canada version..
theconversation.com/ca/business
theconversation.com/ca/business
November 5, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Recommendation for folks in industry: excellent publication, The Conversation. Research articles are rewritten to be more accessible to non-researchers. When good research is done, but isn't translated for wide use, we miss an opportunity. This is the Canada version..
theconversation.com/ca/business
theconversation.com/ca/business
I never heard of Chuck Feeney. Wow. What a remarkable man. Charles Feeney, the Billionaire Who Gave Up His Entire $8 Billion Fortune and donated his entire personal fortune to global philanthropy in his lifetime.
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/b...
October 14, 2023 at 5:29 PM
I never heard of Chuck Feeney. Wow. What a remarkable man. Charles Feeney, the Billionaire Who Gave Up His Entire $8 Billion Fortune and donated his entire personal fortune to global philanthropy in his lifetime.
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/b...
Turning plastic into hydrogen "..researchers from Rice University believe they have found a way to harvest hydrogen from plastic waste without generating large volumes of harmful emissions." -Springwise #socent #innovation
www.springwise.com/innovation/s...
www.springwise.com/innovation/s...
October 11, 2023 at 3:18 PM
Turning plastic into hydrogen "..researchers from Rice University believe they have found a way to harvest hydrogen from plastic waste without generating large volumes of harmful emissions." -Springwise #socent #innovation
www.springwise.com/innovation/s...
www.springwise.com/innovation/s...