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Mathias Sundin 2 min read

πŸ“š The angry optimist's summer reading tips

A handful of books that will hopefully make your summer better.

Mathias Sundin 15 min read

πŸ”‹ Part 3: Towards the energy society – Energy Valley and the power of power electronics

It's an ordinary Thursday in an ordinary conference room. But something unique is taking shape there. With the help of a power few people know about, but one that helps you better understand the future.

Mathias Sundin 6 min read

πŸš€ SpaceX and the new Silk Road of space

Have investors gone crazy, or what are they hoping to get out of buying SpaceX shares at an astronomical valuation?

Mathias Sundin 5 min read

πŸ—ΊοΈ A small proposal for a new world order

The modern world is based on the nation state. The next step is to base it on human beings.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

🌐 Present at the Re-creation

Extraordinary times require extraordinary efforts from ordinary people.

Mathias Sundin 2 min read

πŸ“‰ WeightWatchers filed for bankruptcy because people lost too much weight

WeightWatchers did not fail because people stopped wanting to lose weight. It failed because they did lose weight, but in a different way. A way that points to a coming health revolution.

Mathias Sundin 9 min read

πŸ—οΈ The tech builder taking on the construction industry's hundred-year problem

For a long time, the construction industry has become less productive each year. We get less housing for our money. Jonas Jonsson and his company ByggVesta are now setting out to solve that problem.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

🍿 Amaze, amaze, amaze: Will Hollywood understand now?

Dear Hollywood, tell us stories about the best in us. About human ingenuity, about those who dream, who build, who refuse to accept that tomorrow must be worse than today. Tell us the kind of stories that make us shout, like Rocky: Amaze, amaze, amaze!

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

🀷 How can baseless claims about AI spread so widely?

Despite being incorrect or greatly exaggerated, claims about AI are spreading far and wide, both in the news media and among individuals. Is it a conspiracy? No, something even more powerful.