In the game, you start as a lowly atmospheric scientist and you have to click “write…
Author: Paul Ford
Climate Change Is the New Dot-Com Bubble
The free market has plenty of grandiose ideas about how to fix our broken planet. There's…
A Field Guide for Nature-Resistant Nerds
Yes, yes, the dirt is horrifying. But it’s also how we make bitcoin apps.
Crypto Isn’t About Money. It’s About Fandom
And that’s why we will fight about it forever.
Why Humans Are So Bad at Seeing the Future
People tend to make predictions while looking through their own narrow lens. The real vision lies…
My Dream of the Great Unbundling
We don’t need the next big thing. We need countless next little things.
So You Want to Prepare for Doomsday
There’s no cool gear with my method, but it has other advantages.
The Secret, Essential Geography of the Office
A workplace has its own informal cardinal directions: elevatorward, kitchenward, bathroomward. It's a map we share.
Love the USPS? Join the Infrastructure Appreciation Society!
It's a good time to salute infrastructure, from the postal system to the CDC. Their often…
It’s Time to Pick Classes for the 2073-74 School Year!
Welcome back! Among the many courses offered this semester, students may elect to study essential climate-mitigation…