Jamie Wong, a “Software engineer learning about climate tech”, wrote this primer on Carbon Dioxide Removal and the industry forming around it. He discusses the various startups working on pulling carbon out of the air and storing it somewhere permanent, […]
This is an interesting opinion piece published in the NYT. ~ learn more
Most of us don’t think about drilling technology very often despite our reliance on it. Fracking (adjacent tech to drilling) greatly increased the supply of natural gas in recent decades. This innovative technology that could meaningfully lower the cost of […]
A recent survey of 99 coral reefs found 500k species, which is kind of a lot. “The immense diversity of the microbes on the reefs may offer “ecological insurance” for coral, fish and other inhabitants, Pierre Galand, a researcher at […]
They are funding direct-air capture, which is probably my favorite technology solution for removing carbon from the air. The problem is that it requires a lot of energy, so it’s expensive. But by both raising capital for the providers (they […]
“The remarkable decline in the US temperature-mortality relationship over the twentieth century.” Air conditioners are one of the three adaptations. This reinforces the point that climate predictions that don’t account for adaptation (probably most of them?) are missing something critical. […]
Patrick Collison fires question after question at Sam Altman, and gets pretty thoughtful answers in return. One interesting fact: ChatGPT is really the only AI product that Altman uses. And his most common use case is summarization. They also get […]
“When it opens (potentially in 2030), it will be the most advanced nuclear facility in the world, and it will be much safer and produce far less waste than conventional reactors.” ~ learn more
“A recent paper proposes the deployment of volcanic geothermal energy from the Yellowstone Caldera Supervolcano, using a completely new copper-based engineering approach.” This qualifies as a big idea. An accordingly some commenters handily dismiss it. ~ learn more
The country that’s on track to become the world’s 3rd largest has a lot going for it. Critics point to challenges with its leadership that hold the country back. They just had a contentious election. Ken Opalo offers a cautiously […]