Quantum Supremacy

The Digital Singularity may arrive earlier than expected. As if technology hadn’t been changing fast enough, quantum computing has accelerated Continue reading →

AI Judges

Feeling like you don’t trust government and authority figures as much as before? Familiar with slow bureaucracies that rely on Continue reading →

Solar Meets Graphene For Heat

Solar power is now mainstream. Graphene is a marvel of a material. But solar cells are only 21% efficient (which Continue reading →

Opioids Worse Than Car Crashes

Both car crashes and opioid overdoses killed over 40,000 Americans in 2017 (40,231 from opioids and 43,036 from cars). (Note: Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2018

Welcome to the new year, which is a good time to look back at the old year. PretendingNotToPanic.com is explicitly Continue reading →

Designer Baby Milestone

If it can be done, it will be done. That’s one of the cautions about technology. In this case, someone Continue reading →

Solar Thermal Energy Storage

Solar energy is popular, particularly thanks to photoelectric panels that absorb photons (light) and release electrons (electricity.) That’s good news Continue reading →

Sucking UP CO2 Gets Cheap

One solution to excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (besides not putting it there) is to extract it with large Continue reading →