Accidental Discovery Recycles Plastic

Simple accidents can have great impacts. A few years ago, a bacteria was discovered that evolved to eat plastic. It was Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2018

Electricity usage growth decreased to zero because of renewables and efficiency increases. Two billion new homes will be required to Continue reading →

Autonomous Auto Kills Pedestrian

This is the inevitable milestone. An autonomous vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian. The car had a safety driver (Uber), Continue reading →

Printed House Price Drops

3D printed houses have matured from experimental projects, to prototypes, to affordable housing. A house built in Austin, Texas, is Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2018

Average wages rose from 0.3% to 2.9% but the bottom 83% are seeing slower growth than the top 17%. Humans Continue reading →

Solar And Wind Are Not Panaceas

Go 100% renewable! That’s the goal for many, and the world is rapidly switching from fossil fuels to solar and Continue reading →

Entangled Time

Okay. Prepare for a mind bender. Entanglement is weird enough. Entangled particles are mirror images that can communicate instantaneously across Continue reading →

Bots Rule Stock Market

Automated trading was blamed for the stock market crash in 1987. That was back when stocks were usually traded between Continue reading →