Good evening. This week’s topics are the technological singularity, the economics of density, polycrisis, and gas stoves. Technological Singularity I have written a lot here about the “Great Stagnation”, the idea that scientific and technological progress are slowing down. There…
Good afternoon. This week’s topics are industrial policy and FairTax. Industrial Policy Reason has an article about last year’s CHIPS and Science Act…
Good afternoon. This week’s categories are visual pollution, humans to Mars, and the US-India relationship. Visual Pollution Visual pollution refers to…
Happy New Year. Only two topics this week: demand-side solutions and the 15 Minute City (again). Demand-Side Solutions There was a paper from last year…
Merry Christmas. Today’s topics are some geopolitical musings, free trade and peace, and a request for the new year. Geopolitical Musings One of the…
Good evening. Today’s topics are enhanced metal recovery, the 117th Congress, and ChatGPT. Enhanced Metal Recovery In mining, enhanced metal recovery…
Good evening. This week’s topics are artisanal mining, quantum computing, and fusion. Artisanal Mining Artisanal mining (ASM) is small-scale mining…
Good afternoon. Today’s topics are human space flight, whaling, and sperm counts. Human Space Flight Many spaceflight enthusiasts approach the question…
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