I genetically engineered myself to fix lactose intolerance. “Recently my friend Gabriel Licina, renowned biohacker and genetic engineer, gave me access to the tools and materials I needed to make a therapy that could potentially fix the issue.” The therapy […]
The evolution of bacteria. “The longest-running and most celebrated of modern evolution experiments is the appropriately named Long-Term Evolution Experiment (LTEE). Started by Richard Lenski in 1988 at the University of California, Irvine, and continuing in the hands of Jeffrey […]
Inflatable space stations. “Volume restrictions are why inflatable stations, like the ones modeled on Goodyear tires proposed early on in the space age, may be ready for a comeback. Volume is a problem they do not face: the difference is […]
Data centers’ water usage debated. Despite numerous headlines suggesting otherwise, “data centers have not raised household water bills at all, anywhere.” The concern over data centers affecting local water costs turns out unfounded. ~ learn more
Dr. Keefer does not like Meta’s nuclear power plans. “Choosing a vaporware, pre-revenue nuclear startup for 16 so-called ‘advanced’ 75 MWe sodium fast reactors, a rehashed 1960s technology that has never proven itself commercially.” The skepticism lies in the clash […]
Crypto faces a reckoning. “In crypto today, we can definitively say that the tide has gone out. And it’s not coming back in until all the naked swimmers have been exposed.” The crypto industry’s glory days of easy gains have […]
Larry Gies: scaling purpose to 25,000 employees. For a brief moment in time Larry and I guest spoke to the same class at the University of Illinois. On average that year, each of us guest speakers donated $15 million to […]
What an unprocessed photo looks like. “Far from being an ‘unedited’ photo: there’s a huge amount of math that’s gone into making an image that nicely represents what the subject looks like in person.” This deep dive into camera sensor […]
Growing up in China’s “404 Not Found”. This secret Chinese nuclear city called 404 wasn’t on any map. Built in the Gobi Desert in 1958, it housed elite scientists and workers focused on atomic bomb production. Life there was harsh […]
British Prison leaders worried about drone escapes. Inmates might be lifted out of prisons using drones capable of carrying the average British man, warns the president of the Prison Governors Association. “Logistically, the threat is all there now,” he cautions, […]