Tim Berners-Lee explained his new effort called Solid. “Solid is how we evolve the web in order to restore balance — by giving every one of us complete control over data, personal or not, in a revolutionary way. Solid is a platform, built […]
I haven’t made it through this whole report yet, but big ideas indeed! “The Goalkeepers Report is published every year and charts the progress toward the Global Goals. This year’s report focuses on youth population growth that will affect future […]
This article is Canada-focused, but I would guess that the content applies to the US as well. “Ontario is the only province from which detailed financials are available. In 2016, blue-box collection cost municipalities a total of $347 million, and […]
More than an idea at this point… “Offshore reactors could be cheaper, safer and more flexible, proponents say, making them a useful weapon against climate change. Critics are incredulous.” | learn more
ARK Invest summarizes how various companies are working to apply the technology across different applications. This is a great shapshot of the investment opportunities in CRISPR right now. | learn more
The Economist discusses the merits of mini-grids as opposed to full scale government infrastructure projects. This makes a lot of sense to me! |learn more
Tim Urban from Wait But Why became a believer in cryonics – freezing yourself after death – in 2016. He lays out an interesting case, though I’m not quite ready to sign up. | learn more
If even part of this pans out, it’s a huge deal. I learned a lot about electricity from this article. | learn more
The argument proposed in this article isn’t new – its underpinnings are the same as the CONE I wrote about in April. The more I think about it, the more I find this idea revolutionary. Corporations were an innovative structure that […]
In other scary news, “A committee of experts examined about a dozen different synthetic biology technologies that could be potentially misused. For each, they considered how likely it was to be usable as a weapon.” | learn more