X is the ‘moonshot’ group within Google’s parent company Alphabet. They’re now working on technology that may help solve the energy storage problem that plagues renewables like solar and wind. The idea isn’t new, but might the technology be coming […]
He recently gave a speech to the National Governors Association. A 100 square mile installation of solar panels can provide enough energy to power the country, but there are distribution and storage problems. | learn more
Okay fine, this is about the blockchain. But seriously, it’s a big deal. | learn more
The list includes rising sea levels, gene editing’s ramifications, and aging populations. This article is part of their broader series on the topic. | learn more
Matthew Ball of REDEF offers a really comprehensive analysis of how the music industry has evolved through the major sea changes of digitization, piracy, streaming, and more. He also lays out what the future might look like, and what it’ll […]
She’s credible: “Jepsen is a former engineering executive at Facebook, Oculus, Google[x] (now called X) and Intel. She’s also been a professor at MIT and is an inventor on over 100 patents. And that’s the abbreviated version of her resume.” […]
The three scientists who developed the theory posit that almost every gene is relevant for almost every outcome. Not every gene is a star player, but many small roles add up too. | learn more
Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky discusses the deeply-rooted phenomenon of dividing the world between us and them. He also analyses how we categorize thems, and proposes some strategies to overcome this mentality. | learn more
Follow the link and watch the video – totally worth it. “The plug-in sensor package they’ve developed monitors multiple phenomena in a room, including things such as sounds, vibration, light, heat, electromagnetic noise and temperature. With help from machine learning […]
Though mostly lost to history, the public education system has often been influenced by one of its biggest sponsors – the industrialists. Today, the new industrialists (namely Silicon Valley billionaires) continue to spend money trying to alter the way children […]