Hartmut Winkler is a Professor of Physics at University of Johannesburg and a contributor to the 2023 edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. He thinks the planned nuclear plants for Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania are a bad […]
A long piece in The New Yorker digs deep into the carbon offsets market and one of its big players, South Pole. “Offsetting has been hailed as a fix for runaway emissions and climate change—but the market’s largest firm sold […]
“Indeed, the greatest question facing the aviation industry today is: why does progress seem to be so difficult to achieve? Why have we seen regression on metrics like speed, altitude, and commercial flight times?” ~ learn more
I was unaware of this hypothesis and I think “wow” is in order. “If someone pointed out a few random features of humans, and then pointed out that some other random animal shares those cherry-picked features, you shouldn’t be very […]
Packy McCormack argues that we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. “What happens when energy, intelligence, and labor get cheap?” ~ learn more
This post by Packy McCormick overlaps with Andreessen’s manifesto (linked above). He points out that the prevailing attitude that America has adopted is a shift from a belief that people are competent and responsible to one where they need supervision […]
This recent post by Marc Andreessen is recommended reading for tech enthusiasts and skeptics alike. I particularly liked this line, a reference to the silicon sand that powers our modern world: “We believe Artificial Intelligence is our alchemy, our Philosopher’s […]
“In the most comprehensive study of its kind, Sanders and Stepp Mayes, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, have found that if people sufficiently cool their homes in the afternoon when solar energy is plentiful, they […]
“When it comes to renewable energy infrastructure, Lake Sam Rayburn and other hydroelectric projects — the vast majority of which were built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 20th century — show what the state can do […]
This started as a response to the 1970s oil price shock and was further aided by a carbon tax introduced in 1990. “Sweden, Norway and Finland also have the coldest climates in Europe. In all three countries, there are now […]