As someone who believes AI will revolutionize society, Elon Musk is certain that his xAI company will crossover into Tesla and his other companies in ways that will spark monumental successes. In fact, he intends to integrate a central intelligence layer across his entire portfolio of companies. Will it work? … [continued]
When I was an early career teacher, I taught eighth grade. I remember a pattern of wrangling with parents about their children’s grades. The school guidance counselor would console me afterward, musing that, if the kids would only do their homework, things would be easier for them. It seemed to … [continued]
It’s a fact that fossil fuel-based energy continues to fuel the warming of the planet. With that warming comes an increased frequency of extreme weather events. The solutions to achieve carbon neutrality and energy security depend on the deployment of more renewable energy, continued energy efficiencies, and resilience measures. But … [continued]
Flood buyouts are an active climate mitigation strategy used in the US to mitigate flood risk and remove people and property away from active flooding zones. Buyouts lessen human risk, decrease legal burdens, and restore land. Certainly, reducing loss due to flooding while also increasing green spaces after-the-fact is beneficial. … [continued]
Clean food is a dietary approach that focuses on choosing whole and less processed foods. Think vegetables, fruits, whole grains, the bean family, nuts, seeds, healthy fats, and high-quality proteins. Organic and local foods deepen the ties to the clean food movement, as do items with less sugar and more … [continued]
On a visit to Italy this week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a former gas executive, took pains to celebrate the Trump administration’s rejection of renewable energy. Europe has a different view of abundant energy — to these policymakers, renewables provide independence from the delicate dance of negotiating for fossil fuels. … [continued]
The current administration in the US White House is led by a control freak at best, a wannabe dictator at worst. Anti-intellectual, authoritarian, impulsive, divisive: Donald J. Trump is also a misogynist — he’s our very own debaucher-in-chief, a sexist fully exposed (pun intended) by a continuing cycle of news … [continued]
Can a small island community—through art, innovation, and co-design—demonstrate what’s possible for sustainable infrastructure across the Pacific and beyond? Coastal island communities are especially vulnerable to climate change. Stronger cyclones, rising sea levels, warming waters, biodiversity loss, prolonged droughts, and major flood events threaten their existence. Marou Village in the … [continued]
Alan Leanse recently wrote what I found to be a contradictory at best and uninformed at worst 2-year Motor Trend review of the Tesla Model Y. Leanse revealed more emotions than facts in the review, describing, for instance, how he “kicked its tire or punched its steering wheel out of … [continued]
Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr., Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), insists that the US has a chronic disease epidemic that he can solve with his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) program. The MAHA report chronicled how children in the US have poor diets, are … [continued]
