Data That Matters May 2015

The US drops to #10 in R&D spending. California’s Snowpack is as 0% of normal, which isn’t normal. Alaska hits Continue reading →

Plant A Row For The Hungry

It is a simple idea. If you have a garden, plant one of the rows to give away. Food banks Continue reading →

US R&D Slips

America’s success convinced many countries to spend more on research and development; except America. America corporations’ shifted their expenditures to Continue reading →

More Sad News For California

The bad news keeps coming for California. The snowpack went to zero. Snow melts, but in the mountains it can Continue reading →

Alaska Hits 90 Degrees

The common perception of Alaska is that of cold and snow, but it does have a summer, and it does Continue reading →

Starting A New Business Is A Luxury

One path out of poverty in the US has been entrepreneurship. Start a business, work hard, be your own boss. Continue reading →

California Aquifers Emptied

California could use a good rain, a lot of long, soft rains that gently soak into the soil and refill Continue reading →

Damage Resistant Robots

Plants and animals have a distinct ability to heal themselves. Life depends on it. Until recently, this was one thing Continue reading →