Category: Science
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To drill or not to drill?
The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) is the latest hot spot of conflict between environmentalists and capitalists. The Trump Administration recently announced allowance of drilling in this massive area of Northern AK, a move that is likely to be tied up in litigation for some time. Proponents argue the move will bring both jobs and…
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Power of Humanity: How Ideas Evolve
If you want to launch a revolution, don’t ask yourself how many people support my idea. Instead ask yourself how many of my supporters are capable of effective collaboration. – Yurval Noah Harai, Homo Deus Cooperation History as our teacher, societies that form social bonds and have learned to cooperate more efficiently than others have been…
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The Optimization Problem
What changes do you want to see in the world and what are you doing to achieve them? Control what you can, to see the change you want to see. The following is an introduction to optimization and an exercise in re-framing how we each see our world. I challenge you to be intentional with…
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The Search for ET
If the galaxy is so large, why haven’t we heard from other intelligent life? With new exoplanets being discovered seemingly daily (4065 so far), why haven’t we heard from ET? This is the so-called Fermi Paradox. Let’s take a step back and consider the time scale on which the galaxy operates. The big bang was…
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Two Kinds of Smart
How do you define intelligence? A scene from Good Will Hunting comes to mind. “My boy’s wicked smaht.” What does wicked smaht leadership look like? Here’s how the hard sciences are defining intelligence: The equation above was developed by Shane Legg (Deepmind) and Marcus Hutter. It states that intelligence is directly related to achieving positive outcomes across…
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Vita Activa: The Future of Earth Lies in the Stars
Humans remain the only species that is capable of taking a relativistic view of our world to imagine others like it. We hold the fate of the world’s species in our hands, essentially playing God with the flora and fauna of our blue marble planet. With the massive amount of information and freedom available, humankind must…
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Long Electric Vehicles or Long EV Inputs?
The following is an investigation into who owns the inputs into Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries as well as other uses and recent price movements. This is a fast growing market, and it would be beneficial to every investor to get in early. But where do you put your hard earned money? “…the market of the…
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