Mike Heavers Mike Heavers Design Technologist @ Mozilla

Tech. Climate. Culture.

I’m a Design Technologist at Mozilla focused on humans’ relationship to technology and the natural world. My goal is to contribute to impactful solutions that address the climate crisis in ways that foster a healthier relationship between our devices, our surroundings, and each other. This site serves as a way to document and share that progress with others.

Jan 14, 2024

Keeping the (idiosyncratic) human in the loop

The most transformational ideas begin in individual human hearts ❤️.

Dec 11, 2023

Can AI learn cultural transmission? 💬

Cultural transmission is arguably the fastest human intelligence generating process. Can AI learn it?

Nov 9, 2023

Cliff Notes - Ways of Being 🌲

How can we incorporate nature into an 'ecology of technology'?

Oct 22, 2023

We choose the speed at which we live. ⏳

Amidst our audiovisual overload, a sense we might be neglecting is the attunement to change through the passage of time.

Sep 19, 2023

Understand openAI energy use and cost ⚡

Using the Firefox Energy Profiler and other tools to understand the energy usage and cost of AI inference with services like OpenAI.

Aug 14, 2023

AI Sustainability First Steps

Where to start on building efficient AI applications 🪫

Jun 18, 2023

Climate Farm School 👩‍🌾

What if there were a mandatory prerequisite course on food systems, climate resilience, and the future of food?

Jun 5, 2023

Highlights from the State of Green Software 🔋

Opportunities, gaps, and the growing need for green software

May 1, 2023

Where do you start? Create a Climate Action Venn Diagram ♾️

Using Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's Climate Venn Diagram to help determine where to best contribute to Climate Action

Apr 10, 2023

Create Your Future of Food 🌱

Can AI help you imagine a better food system in 2040 and the role you might play in it? Try this future predictor and find out.