Our climate needs us. Our most recent climate report demands that we act, urgently. In its aftermath, we’ve seen some audacious, inspiring and even crazy ideas: dimming the sun by using aerosols, using mechanical scrubbers to remove carbon dioxide and beyond. Perhaps they are necessary to help solve the problem…

“The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession” — Sherlock Holmes When Arthur Conan Doyle wrote these words in 1915, he may as well have been talking about every large business in the very early 21st century. …

My first word, everyone’s first word, was air. -Simon Armitage, 2014 The History of Air Planetary Scale Today, the bulk of our atmosphere (three quarters) is concentrated within seven miles of the surface of our planet. That’s a quarter of the distance that most Americans drive every day. This thin layer separates us from the dangers…

Over 2000 years ago, humans gathered around resource rich land and built the real life social networks we know today — cities. This human experiment has been so successful that by 2050, an estimated 70% of humans will live in cities. Cities are superstructures for culture, lifestyles, aspirations, and well-being…

The FCC’s Auction 1000 finally came to an end last month, after nearly a year and four rounds of bidding. Participating telecom operators had the opportunity to purchase spectrum in the 600 MHz frequencies, which had been previously held by TV broadcasters. Social Capital surprised some when we registered to…