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Smart Cities Arrive, One Piece at a Time
Environment

Smart Cities Arrive, One Piece at a Time

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Scott • Leave a comment

The “Smart City” is not so much a concrete plan as it is a nebulous ideal, one that encompasses both environmental sustainability and human happiness in the most efficient way possible.  And while it’s a matter of opinion whether a given city is designed well enough to be called “smart” there’s no question the world … Continue reading →

Cheap, Clean Power for the Rural Poor
Environment / Society

Cheap, Clean Power for the Rural Poor

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Scott • Leave a comment

Which location do you think is better prepared for the transition to clean energy:  the wealthy, green-minded city of San Francisco, or the poor, rural villages of East Africa?  If you picked the African villages, believe it or not, you’re on to something.  An incredibly innovative startup called Off.grid:Electric has spent two years working to … Continue reading →

The Answer to World Hunger (Hint: It’s Not Food)
Environment

The Answer to World Hunger (Hint: It’s Not Food)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Scott • 2 Comments

The best way to solve the world’s hunger problem is a hotly debated topic.  In the next few paragraphs, I’ll take a look at one fairly conventional idea, and explore another proposal that’s a bit more out of the box.  But in the end, I’d like to poke at some of the assumptions underlying both … Continue reading →

Powering Society With Poop and Pee
Technology

Powering Society With Poop and Pee

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Scott • Leave a comment

Have you ever had your power knocked out by a storm?  If so, you know that with no electricity, your lifestyle regresses about 100 years into the past.  And if you were out of gas, too, you’d be really stuck.  So I’m not exaggerating when I say that cheap and plentiful power is the lifeblood … Continue reading →

Chinese Speeding Past English on the Internet
Society

Chinese Speeding Past English on the Internet

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Scott • 7 Comments

It was only a few weeks ago I wrote about the future of the English language, and I’m already about to eat some of my words.  At the time, I suggested that the internet would help English grow in popularity.  Now that anyone can talk to anyone else in the world, regardless of geography, a … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Urban Planet
Environment

Welcome to the Urban Planet

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Scott • 6 Comments

In the last couple of years, our planet’s human inhabitants have crossed two major thresholds, one of which indicates major problems ahead, and the other of which offers a glimmer of hope.  We’ll get back to the hopeful bit in a minute, but let’s begin with the problem, which you’ve probably seen in the news … Continue reading →

Environment / Society

Solar Power, meet Microfinance

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Scott • Leave a comment

Since my day job is at a non-profit with tight budgets, it’s not often it introduces me to new technology.  But thanks to a mid-October workshop hosted by our international department, I had the chance to get  hands-on experience with a remarkable innovation:  it’s a deceptively simple device, yet it has the potential to lift … Continue reading →

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