A few months ago I thought what if I could trade my time and skills with someone else? There were projects I wanted to work on, but I didn’t have the expertise in some areas such as editing, and I… Continue Reading
I left the happy calm life in Dalat Vietnam to take a quick trip to go north and visit Hoi An and Nha Trang. Before I left I gave my Laundry to the hotel I was staying at. They quoted… Continue Reading
When Ruben Rausing founded Tetra Pak it was about innovating. Making a product that would “save more than it costs”. That saving came from using cheaper lighter materials, using a tetrahedral shape that maximizes volume while reducing the surface and… Continue Reading
Previously I proposed three possible solutions for Elm Phloem Necrosis: Developing resistant Elm cultivars, a membrane that would zap the bacteria as it passes through, and silver nanoparticles that would rip the bacteria’s membrane apart. I proposed the silver nanoparticles… Continue Reading
Tools of Titans written by Tim Ferriss is a compilation of habits, tactics, and techniques of over 200 world class performers. In the book, Ferriss find three things that the majority of these super successful people do. What are they… Continue Reading
2016 I want to start comparing what I did each year. So to start here is 2016. January Started graduate level biotechnology classes as a non-degree student at Penn State. I plan to apply to the Masters in Biotechnology program… Continue Reading
For a while, I thought that looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was a good way to come up with business models. The problem was that solving needs didn’t seem to match very well with profitable industries. Farms and restaurants… Continue Reading
Elm trees have not had a good century. Dutch Elm Disease, caused by fungus and spread by a beetle was introduced into the United States from Europe in the 1920’s. Since then we have created fungicide sprays and cultivates of… Continue Reading
The idea of a dream job is like your SAT score. They don’t exist in the real world but are helpful to think about. Many people have been pointing out that you can’t know your dream job until you are… Continue Reading
Florida has a multi-billion dollar orange industry and it is in danger from Citrus Greening. Citrus Greening Disease, or in Chinese: huánglóngbìng in English this means Yellow Dragon Disease is caused by Candidatus Liberibacter spp. and transferred by insects. If… Continue Reading