In Michio Kaku’s book, Physics of the Future (2011), he explores the idea that “The future is already here; it is just unequally distributed!” The book goes on to describe what the next 100 years might look like if we search for innovative edges. This means we must...
I had the opportunity to ride in a hot air balloon during the mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The Fiesta is known for its mass ascension when balloons rise up into the air in multiple waves. The ascension is a brilliant display of...
A lot of people are talking about the current labor shortages around the world. Some baby boomers are retiring earlier than planned as the result of a pandemic-induced “perspective check” on their work habits. Many Gen Z and Millennials are experiencing...
I was visiting Grand Island, Nebraska for work earlier this month, which happened to be the beginning of the spring sandhill crane migration. Every year 400,000 to 600,000 sandhill cranes – 80% of all the cranes on the planet, by the way – congregate...
I may be taking a bit of liberty with this old joke here, but chickens and bees have one thing in common – they are both living entities. Our relationships with chickens and bees are very different as we have both diverging patterns of behavior, and different...
I am always impressed at how Nature is constantly finding ways to cultivate conditions for evolution over the long term. For example, Type I ecologies are filled with weeds and annuals because the ground is not conducive to bulbs or shrubs. As those weeds and annuals...
