The shift from steam to electricity was inevitable — but some foresaw it earlier than others.
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On Nov. 13, 1946, a scientist dropped crushed dry ice from a plane into supercooled stratus clouds.
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
Can passenger airships make a triumphantly ‘green’ comeback?
The massive number of casualties and injuries created during these battles necessitated some quick, creative ideas… some of which we still have today.
Fortunately there are an ever widening array of resources that will keep you immunized against the nonsense.
This essay was previously published on AlterNet. In the summer of 2010, I saw him several times a week: a portly, dark-skinned gentleman, leaning against a pillar in Penn Station […]
Without a doubt, Bruce Sterling is one of the leading visionary thinkers helping to shape the future of innovation. Ever since the 1970s, he’s been imagining the future and sharing […]
Long gone are the days when Clapham was a small, rustic village well beyond the gates of medieval London. Also gone, but less long, is the era of Clapham as […]