When I was researching a solution for Elm Phloem Necrosis I found a paper written by M. Ćurković Perica that outlined success in curing periwinkle of a phytoplasma bacteria. This solution should be used for Flavescence dorée. Periwinkle and IAA Prof. Ćurković… Continue Reading
Previously I made a list of companies owned by Supervillains. To show that business can also do good I created a list of companies owned by Superheroes. Here is the list. I referenced IGN’s list of the top 100 Superheroes to… Continue Reading
Names are an interest of mine. Names can influence the thing that is named. A question I have is can a name be bad by itself? Or do names just represent bad things? To help answer this question I decided… Continue Reading
Right now in Asia, there are many elements that are similar to WW1. These elements could cause a world war. To demonstrate this I will compare the South China Sea to World War 1. What caused WW1? World War 1… Continue Reading
Boston is a great city. I would live there if it weren’t so cold in the winter. Last time I was there the song “I am a sailor.” blasted out of a bar I was walking by. The bar had… Continue Reading
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
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
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