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24 Predictions for 2024 and How to Save the Future
The past decade has been transformative. From the rise of smart phones and social media to the maturation of the Internet and the worsening of climate change and the outbreak of a global pandemic We will forever remember 2023 as the year AI came out of the closet and...
Could This Startup Solve the Lithium Ion Battery Problem for Electric Vehicles?
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...
Why the World is Run by Psychopaths and What We Should Do About It To Save The Future
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 in a leather mask wrapped in a straitjacket and strapped to a dolly as his eyes dissect you with unnerving ease.
Reasons Why Mining Rare Earth Minerals is Less Destructive than Drilling for Fossil Fuels
Why Are So Many People Unhappy? How Modern Society is Making Us Miserable and Lonely and What To Do About It
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...
8 Pieces of Wisdom for Happiness, Longevity and Living a Good Life I Wish I Could Share with My Younger Self
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...
What I Learned by Writing a Book About Climate Change
It’s been a summer of records, but not in a good way. July 2023 was the hottest month in human history, and in the first week of August the global average daily sea surface temperature hit 20.96 C breaking the record of 20.95 C from 2016 Talking about climate change...
Ways To Fight Climate Change – 5 Impactful Ways You Can Fight Climate Change
If you have been paying attention to the news, you know we need to figure out how to solve climate change and we are nowhere near where we need to be to stay below 1.5 C of warming. A recent study revealed that the snow from the Himalayas is melting faster than...
How to Prevent Mass Shootings in the United States According to Science
While there is no single solution on how to prevent mass shootings in the United States science can play a crucial role in identifying the causes of these tragedies and help to prevent future ones from occurring.