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August 16, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

Different carbon capture ideas. Horses for Courses.

DAR (Direct Air Removal) as an interesting alternative to CCS (Carbon Capture Sequestration). With production of synthetic fuels from the captured carbon. No one technology is a silver bullet and Read More …

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August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

How School Shootings Spread | The New Yorker

An interesting theory – the social theory connecting school shootings and riots. Although not mentioned, social media would seem to be an enabler. Malcolm Gladwell writes about John LaDue, the Read More …

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July 4, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

Your Revolution Was Dumb and it Filled Us With Refugees

An alternate view of the often white-washed American Revolution. www.bunkhistory.org/resources/642

History, Politics
May 21, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

Earthworms Move into Boreal Forests

Gone since the last ice age, earthworms are moving north. In the short term, they release carbon; longer term they create new soil. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/science/earthworms-soil-climate.html

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April 23, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

History of the periodic table

www.economist.com/node/21760185

History
April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

Womansplaining Equal Pay

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March 21, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

Why big tech should fear Europe – The future of big tech

“THE BIRTHDAY of a new world is at hand.” Ever since Thomas Paine penned those words in 1776, America has seen itself as the land of the new—and Europe as Read More …

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March 7, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

Fun trivia on Presidential Firsts

timeline.com/us-president-firsts-e90bbfc72743

History
February 17, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

The Second Little Pig was Right – Build more with wood

www.economist.com/leaders/2019/01/05/why-more-buildings-should-be-made-of-wood

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February 7, 2019 lagarrett@mac.comLeave a comment

Thoughtful commentary ( as usual) – Tim O’Reilly’s argument against Reid Hoffman’s “Blitzscaling” — Quartz

Blitzscaling promises to teach techniques that are “the lightning fast path to building massively valuable companies.” But it’s not a recipe for success—it’s survivorship bias masquerading as a strategy. — Read More …

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