How a coin for carbon could save the planet
Dear 22nd century, When last we checked in on Kim Stanley Robinson, the famed author and veteran oracle of the 22nd century was smashing the dreams of science fiction fans…
Where’s your jetpack and flying car? Not in your future.
Electric flying cars seem more likely to see the light of day. A Japanese startup called SkyDrive, with backing from Toyota, completed its first crewed flight in its one-person prototype…
Why we can still end poverty, even after coronavirus made it worse
Fast forward to 2020, and there is little comfort to be found in the Poverty Clock anymore. The global number now ticks back and forth, erratically, like a clock that…
Coronavirus and the indoor farming revolution
Rotofarm has been in the works for a few years, but a crowdfunded Indiegogo campaign that closed last month exceeded its $15,000 goal by a third of a million dollars. Farmer, despite…