🤴 Lord of the Pessimists: Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich calls himself an eternal optimist, but he is the greatest pessimist of our time. Because he makes the most common and serious mistake that pessimists make.
☢️ Rolls-Royce plans new nuclear power in Sweden - could be SMR at Marviken
For several decades, Rolls-Royce has been constructing small nuclear reactors, which are found on British nuclear submarines, among other places. Now, they plan to start building small modular reactors on land as well, and some of these may be placed in Marviken, Sweden.
☂️ An astronaut proposes a climate insurance: A space parasol
A space parasol to reduce the influx from the sun, as a plan B, in case plan A doesn't work.
💡 Premium Supporter recap + fact-based optimistic news
🧏 Curing deafness in children with gene therapy - trail begins. 💉 13% decline in child deaths thanks to malaria vaccine. 🚁 Electric air taxis to showcase at the Olympics. 💰 Americans are getting wealthier, especially the poor.
💡 Monthly summary: 31 optimistic news in October
💉 13% decline in child deaths thanks to malaria vaccine. 💰 Americans are getting wealthier, especially the poor. 🌱 Rhubarbs key to recycling electric car batteries. 🐔 CRISPR-engineered chickens resistant to flu. 🧠 New AI enables real-time brain tumor diagnosis during surgery.
✈️ Investment in unique green aviation fuel: "This is the death of flight shame"
Swedish Biofuel is looking to start production of a unique green aviation fuel, with the goal of selling it worldwide.
🦾 The end is near – again (don't regulate AI based on yet another tech panic)
The Y2K scare cost billions of dollars. Anti-GMO campaigns are hurting children with vitamin A deficiency. Fearmongering and excessive caution have severe consequences. We must avoid making the same errors with AI.
💡 Hopescrolling: 31 optimistic news in October
💉 13% decline in child deaths thanks to malaria vaccine. 💰 Americans are getting wealthier, especially the poor. 🌱 Rhubarbs key to recycling electric car batteries. 🐔 CRISPR-engineered chickens resistant to flu. 🧠 New AI enables real-time brain tumor diagnosis during surgery.
💡 Premium Supporter recap + fact-based optimistic news
🌱 Rhubarbs key to recycling electric car batteries ♿ Record high employment and education levels among disabled Americans. 📲 Oxford researchers: Overblown fears about misinformation from AI.