Beyond electrolysis: do reservoirs of pure hydrogen exist? by Nicolás Boullosa on March 1, 2023 Despite its easy logistics and flexibility (it can be used in fuel cells and adapted to combustion engines), hydrogen is …
LA family turns unused garage into small home Oasis (before/after) by Kirsten Dirksen on February 26, 2023 They were running out of space in their two-bedroom bungalow for a family of four, a home office, and frequent …
What innovation owes to an obscure pre-Socratic philosopher by Nicolás Boullosa on February 23, 2023 According to Thomas Edison, innovation follows a 1%-inspiration-to-99%-perspiration ratio. Work, tinkering, and attitude can help deliver some breakthroughs. But Edison’s …
David Deutsch: preserving the means of error correction is “morality” by Nicolás Boullosa on February 15, 2023 In a recent interview (or analysis, given the enunciatory style of his interviewer), heterodox physicist David Deutsch (author of The …
Vermicompost Utopia: 50 years building off-grid Tea Homestead 🪱 by Kirsten Dirksen on February 12, 2023 David Lee Hoffman has spent 50 years building a composting compound where waste – whether grey water from the kitchen …
Fragmented narratives prevent ambitious sustainability goals by Nicolás Boullosa on February 9, 2023 I recall discussing with my old daughter a few months ago about the talent (or lack thereof) of one American …
Bought whole ghost-town. They connected ruins in dream maze ꡙ by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2023 Thirty-five years ago, Barbara Varese’s family began buying abandoned homes in a tiny Italian hamlet, and today she has united …
Real estate amateurs vs. bulk buyers in US & China: 2023 by Nicolás Boullosa on February 2, 2023 Would you sign a mortgage loan that compromises about half of your total income over twenty or thirty years on …
Self-discovery & risk-taking in today’s teens: nature/nurture by Nicolás Boullosa on January 26, 2023 In The Labyrinth of Solitude, Mexican poet and diplomat Octavio Paz grasped in a few lines the true meaning of …
A/C future is ancient: heat-pump & evaporative cooling hybrids by Nicolás Boullosa on January 19, 2023 They can look a bit like an air conditioner unit. In the winter, the appliance extracts ambient heat from outdoor …