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 …
Finding a purpose in today’s world: Elias from “Märzengrund” by Nicolás Boullosa on January 15, 2023 Some people turn away from the doctrines of a profit-oriented society and decide to live a simpler life in tune …
Power of awe: marveling about the world as life affirmation by Nicolás Boullosa on January 4, 2023 I just received one message from a relative that lifted my spirits. He just wanted to let me know that …
