I spent a lot of time in 2022 writing about space, and especially the Canadian space industry. I dug deep and found out a lot about it. You can read about my motivations in this post about why I started writing about Canadian Space.
I started with the assumption that it was similar to the US ind...
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Note: I originally wrote this piece in 2022. Since then, I've stopped writing about the Canadian space sector, but that's a post for another day…
Aristotle once wrote, “all glory comes from daring to begin.” "Daring" is an interesting word because it suggests "something more" than courage. Includ...
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I recently re-read Warren Bennis' paper "The Secrets of Great Groups."1 I found myself considering his words in the context of groups struggling to create knowledge products to share with others. Many of these groups are really research groups, dedicating the majority of their time to discovering...
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Most money histories start with bartering, talk about sea shells, gold and other mediums of exchange and finally consider coins and other currency. After starting with the network, thdey abruptly transition into objects, and keep the focus there.
What happens, though, if we retain a focus on netwo...
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Demographic hollowing out is like a cobra: fascinating and deadly. This topic will shape our world of the next 100 years in profound ways, yet receives very little public attention.
The Canadian demographic situation is very similar to other countries, having seen a declin...
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There is obviously a hierarchy to news, and it is changing from what we think of as traditional, mainstream, or legacy to new media, social media, and decentralized media. What is less obvious is that for those who seek the greatest insight will increasingly play games.
I recently wrote something wrong on the internet.
Given some responses, it may have been the first time some people have encountered such a blunder.
Other engagements were incredibly classy and showed intellectual fortitude.
For my part, I learnt a lot, quickly admitted my error, and was gratefu...
Michael Lind explains pre-modern citizenship as being reserved for adult males who, having
fought to defend their territory,
received citizenship and exclusive rights
by dint of putting their lives on the line.
As a result, we could describe citizenship as a kind local, limited, self-help club f...
Continue reading...🚀 LAUNCH UPDATE: NASA will move forward with the #MissiontoPsyche!
— NAS...
A planetary window is set to open October 10, 2023 for the Psyche spacecraft to head to a metal-rich asteroid of the same name.
Psyche will arrive at the asteroid in August 2029. 🛰https://t.co/E1MBrsyLDH
Continue reading...Space 4.0 is the application of space to global challenges such as climate change, demographic development, migration, shortage of resources, conflicts and catastrophes, energy, digital divide, health and curiosity. It is a driver for technological improvement in automation, miniaturization, manuf...