$31M carbon removal pact pushes ocean alkalinity into the mainstream. I’m pleased to share some great news from a company I am fortunate to be a small investor in. “Ocean alkalinity enhancement boosts the ocean’s natural chemistry to capture CO2, […]
Will we ever understand the brain? “We asked 12 leading neuroscientists to reflect on our understanding of the brain.” Don’t hold your breath. ~ learn more
Aliens wouldn’t do that. “A good reason to not believe in UFOs is that only 13% of tenure-line faculty at major research institutions do. This post attempts to address other, less-good reasons people dismiss them.” ~ learn more
World Energy Investment 2025. Here’s a fantastic executive summary to catch you up on what’s happening with energy. “Ten years ago, investments in fossil fuel supply were 30% higher than those for electricity generation, grids and storage. Today, these positions […]
The remarkable rise of ‘greenhushing’. This Economist article explains that whereas businesses used to parade around talking about how green they were without doing anything, things have changed. “Now they seem to be “greenhushing”—getting on with the job of decarbonisation, […]
Why is fertility down, and how much should you worry about it? An optimistic point of view that I’ll subscribe to! “These are just a few examples in which tech has been the ultimate cause of the fertility drop. Can […]
“Type 1 companies have new ideas: early radio, jet aircraft, semiconductor and internet companies were type 1.Type 2 companies steal ideas; early Facebook or Ali Baba are classic type 2 companies. Type 3 companies are Walmart, and Type 4 are […]
“Tech companies, banks and shipping groups are investing in a method of carbon dioxide removal that promises to speed up the chemical reaction between absorbent rocks and rainfall. The natural geological process is accelerated by spreading crushed silicate rock onto […]
“Beta Technologies became the first U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft carrying passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport June 3, 2025.” ~ learn more
“The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) … has developed a technology that stably generates high photocurrent under natural sunlight to efficiently produce hydrogen.” More energy is better! ~ learn more