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We can terraform the American west.

Casey Handmer has not yet run out of big ideas. Bravo! “The western US is a parched opportunity to create millions of acres of prime land for the next billion Americans to live on. Only one ingredient is missing – […]

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Hereticon II: Apocalypse Ball.

This “conference for thoughtcrime” happened last week, and this link will take you to a sample of speakers and ideas. Here’s one wild thing that happened there: “Hereticon attendees genetically modified frogs, and that’s not clickbait. This frog embryo workstation […]

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World’s largest onshore wind turbine has 430 ft blades.

“The lovingly named SI-270150 turbine features 430-ft-long blades (131 m), making for a maximum swept area of 616,298 sq ft (57,256 sq m). That’s equivalent to nearly 11 American football fields. According to Sany, it’s also set a record for […]

big ideas

We can terraform the American west.

Casey Handmer has not yet run out of big ideas. Bravo! “The western US is a parched opportunity to create millions of acres of prime land for the next billion Americans to live on. Only one ingredient is missing – […]

big ideas

It’s time to build the exoplanet telescope.

Physicist Casey Handmer strikes again with another big vision, this time presenting the Monster Telescope. “The full 1 km telescope will require about 20,000 mirrors. With a 30% learning rate, running the numbers gets us down to about $300,000 per […]

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Ultra-deep fracking for limitless geothermal power.

“As stated before, if these companies succeed, and manage to bring this kind of power plant to the market at scale, humanity’s ongoing energy needs simply cease to be a problem. Clean, grid-responsive, 24/7, virtually limitless… There’s a lot of […]

big ideas

World’s largest onshore wind turbine has 430 ft blades.

“The lovingly named SI-270150 turbine features 430-ft-long blades (131 m), making for a maximum swept area of 616,298 sq ft (57,256 sq m). That’s equivalent to nearly 11 American football fields. According to Sany, it’s also set a record for […]

big ideas

It’s time to build the exoplanet telescope.

Physicist Casey Handmer strikes again with another big vision, this time presenting the Monster Telescope. “The full 1 km telescope will require about 20,000 mirrors. With a 30% learning rate, running the numbers gets us down to about $300,000 per […]

big ideas

Ultra-deep fracking for limitless geothermal power.

“As stated before, if these companies succeed, and manage to bring this kind of power plant to the market at scale, humanity’s ongoing energy needs simply cease to be a problem. Clean, grid-responsive, 24/7, virtually limitless… There’s a lot of […]