The process of evolution from a single-cell organism to intelligent humans exploring the moon is an amazing feat of nature, but it’s not over. Over millions of years, we’ve slowly evolved into Homo Sapiens through luck, timing, and a bit of genetic chaos.  To put this luck and chaos into perspective, about 150,000 years ago…

All futurists are wrong, some less than others. Whenever listening to someone pontificate about humanity’s future there are usually two major stories being told. One is utopian where everything is perfect (heaven). The second is dystopian where we’re all doomed for eternity (hell). – It sounds a lot like a book I was told to…

What happens when you’re exponentially growing, but realize there’s an inevitable ceiling to this growth followed by a collapse? Is there a way to stop before hitting that ceiling? Can we raise that ceiling?  This is the big question asked in “Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in…

Read “hard” books How do you know a “hard” book when you see one?  For most of us, it’s a personal thing and based on what’s already in your brain. What’s “hard” for me could be “easy” for you, so make sure you’re choosing based on personal preference. So why “hard” books, what’s wrong with…

When you think of Nuclear, what comes to mind? For me, I think of home… Which yes, I know it seems a little strange, but it’s true.  I grew up in a town with a nuclear power plant right in the center and a big portion of our economy revolved around this plant. It financially…