by Palmer Owyoung | Nov 14, 2023 | Climate Change, Technology
One of the fundamental problems with solving climate change is that transitioning to renewable energy requires using rare earth minerals and metals for all the solar panels, wind turbines, copper wiring electrical vehicles that we’ll need. However, mining these...
by Palmer Owyoung | Oct 23, 2023 | Social Issues
When I say the word psychopath, it probably conjures up images of Norman Bates violently stabbing Janet Leigh in the shower as blood circles down the drain and the shrill, high-pitched sound-track plays in the background. Or maybe it makes you think of Anthony Hopkins...
by Palmer Owyoung | Sep 5, 2023 | Social Issues
You might think that humans are innately wired to be happy but our brains are not wired to make us happy. They are wired to keep us alive so that we can reproduce. So, we are often oblivious as to what will make us happy. So we chase moments of fleeting pleasure as a...
by Palmer Owyoung | Sep 3, 2023 | Social Issues
How to Avoid Becoming a Grumpy Old Man or Woman (GOM/W) I am 54 years old and while there are still plenty of things I would like to accomplish, I feel like I have lived a pretty good life. Even though I was never at the top of my class; not a star athlete; I still...
