In a previous article I described the need to redefine our economic model such that resources are valued prior to consumption, and a cost is…
Last week I stumbled across the website for a program at MIT called D-Lab (the “D” is for “Development”). According to their website “D-Lab’s mission…
With the media spotlight on Copenhagen this past week it is evident that climate change and environmental sustainability have arrived as major players on the…
As promised, this post is a follow-up to my previous article in which I posited the idea of major economic reforms that could lead to…
I’ve returned from my trip to Hong Kong, ready to provide some analysis of the climate change debate hosted by Intelligence^2 Asia “The west is…
Next week I will be attending a debate in Hong Kong titled “The west is full of hot air; Asia is saving the world from…
Once in a blue moon (perhaps full moon is more accurate) I’ll have what I believe to be a novel, original idea only to discover…
Recently I read Ray Kurzweil’s “The Singularity is Near.” Kurzweil, a reputable futurist, takes the reader through his vision for a future in which machines…
The light bulb has long been a symbol for innovation. Think back to the roadrunner cartoons where Wile. E. Coyote would have his “Eureka!” moment…
In my last year of engineering at the University of Waterloo, I was given an eight-month opportunity to build literally any mechatronics system I wanted! …