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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.
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A conversation with the Harvard primatologist.
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In 2050 there will be about 9 billion people in the world. The vast majority of them will live in urban areas, and will have a significantly higher average age […]
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In wealthy nations across the world, population growth rates have rapidly declined from their peak in 1965. The reasons behind this are varied and rife with complications, as scientists still […]
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The world of comedy hasn’t exactly been kind to scientists, but here are a couple of jokes in which math nerds get the last laugh.
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Scientific estimates of Earth’s maximum capacity range in the thousands of billions, but here’s some troubling numbers we have confirmed: Earth’s 6.8 billion residents produce enough food to feed between […]
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Each of us consumes energy at a rate roughly equivalent to a 100-watt bulb. But, given the amount of energy that goes into maintaining domestic farm animals, and the inanimate […]
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Of Earth’s ice-free land, we have about 130 million square kilometers to work with, about 8% of which goes to creating foods that go directly to humans while another 30% […]
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Humans exist in a “food web,” wherein we enjoy our familiar menu of plants, vegetables, animals and their by-products, etc; but what’s out there itching to get ahold of us…and […]
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Global populations, economics, environments, cultures and human health all intersect in meat.
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A Conversation with the mathematical biologist at Rockefeller University.
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Doug Malewicki outlines some feasible game changing ideas in the realm of transportation.
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Why government funding isn’t necessary to back up the scientist’s vision for the future of transportation.
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Doug Malewicki’s Sky Tran invention is less expensive than a light rail system and incorporates many of the characteristics of the MagLev train.
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Some of the Sky Tran’s key technologies can be applied to wind energy.
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Picture this: you’re on your way to work, in a pod, going 100 miles per hour. Meet the Sky Tran.
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A conversation with the President and Chief Scientist of AeroVisions Inc..
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Congestion pricing in England’s capital has upped the share of travelers that are using public transportation.
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Dynamic road pricing could solve congestion problems, but is it socially equitable?
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Other countries have it. Why doesn’t the U.S.? Because we’ve been unwilling to pay.
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When it comes to adopting transportation issues, the federal government has a special role as a cheerleader.