A Digital Autonomous Organization (DAO) has acquired $100 million worth of carbon offset credits. “The core team told Cointelegraph that it intends to put upward pressure on the price of carbon offsets “so that it becomes more profitable to engage […]
How come some families are so extremely impressive? “Aldous Huxley was an author most famous for Brave New World, though his other stuff is also great and underappreciated. His brother Julian Huxley founded UNESCO and the World Wildlife Fund, was […]
“A few years ago, a young man from California’s technology scene began popping up in the world’s leading developmental biology labs. These labs were deciphering the secrets of embryos and had a particular interest in how eggs are formed. Some […]
“Helion, as a company, has been focusing less on fusion as a science experiment and more on a more important question: Can their technology generate electricity at a commercial and industrial scale?” | learn more
I am paying attention to the shift away from fossil materials to make plastics. There’s a global wave of consumer and regulatory pressure that I expect to drive this change. Coca Cola has a new prototype bottle made entirely from […]
Azeem Azhar writes about the Exponential Age (we’re living in it). He argues that the models that served business so well in the past are a looming liability today. I find any reminder of the exponential nature of our world […]
When UV lights are shown to effectively kill airborne SARS-CoV-2, why aren’t they already installed in all hospitals? “Then, yes, money is a huge thing. Funny thing is, nobody will pay you more for cleaner air directly.” | learn more
“Since institutions depend especially on the most skilled people, institutional health is largely determined by what happens to these people. Where they are plentiful and coordinated, institutions will flourish. Where they are scarce or fractured, institutions will decline.” | learn more
“Now a market disrupting technology has been launched that increases compression speed by 38% while using 33% less electricity. Multiply that by billions of units and you get a pretty helpful contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions!” | learn more
The entrepreneur who founded Jet.com (and sold it to Walmart in the biggest acquihire ever), is hoping to build a brand new city, with the first residents moving in by 2030. | learn more