How and when will we know that a COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective?
It is likely that not just one but several of the competing COVID-19 vaccines will be shown to be safe and effective by the end of 2020.
Technology and Innovation
Thorium Nuclear Power and MMT: A Revolutionary Marriage Necessary for Our Survival?
With clean energy tech evolving rapidly, the strangling grip of the fossil fuel industry on our economy never more obvious, and the ominous shadow of climate change bearing down on humanity, the time is prime for radical change.
Capitalism vs The Robots
“It’s not politicians that can solve problems. They have no technical capabilities. They don’t know how to solve problems. Even if they were sincere they don’t know how to solve problems. It’s the technicians that produce the desalination plants. It’s the technicians that give you electricity, that give you motor vehicles, that heat your house …
Technology In Our Future Economy
The Robots are coming! The Robots are coming! But, whose robots? Stephen Hawking wrote: “If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine owners …
March 2020 National Outreach Call
Rohan Grey is the special guest for the March 25th call at 9 pm EDT/6 pm PDT. His topic is The Politics of Digital Currency.
Big Brother Is Still a Thing
The debate over an ever-expanding surveillance state is still alive and well; but it is taking place out of the Trumpian limelight, buried by an avalanche of other authoritarian outrages. Where are we now? How did we get here? And most importantly, where do we go from here?
Book Review: Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
It’s up to a famous rapper, a biologist, and a rogue soldier to handle humanity’s first contact with an alien ambassador””and prevent mass extinction””in this novel that blends magical realism with high-stakes action.
Black Hole in the Budget
There is a black hole in the budget at the center of our national economy, exerting a constant pull on the nation’s resources to forever feed its insatiable appetite.