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
Looking back in history is easier than looking at the present. We have time to reflect on what has occurred. One important question that we should reflect on is what causes World War 1? Answering this questions is very important… Continue Reading
Traveling almost every day I meet someone new. Here are some questions and topics everyone should stop asking and talking about. Where is what I have learned from digital nomads #1 Where are you from? I have stopped answering this… Continue Reading
You’re moving where? Trying what? Oregon 6 Months ago I moved to Eugene Oregon. I thought it would be wonderful. Why Eugene? West coast, warmer than East coast, low cost of living, second largest city in Oregon and it has… Continue Reading
The other day when I was listening to Marketplace on American Public Radio I heard a story about apps. Nielsen, the marketing company measured the number of apps people use. On average we use 26.8 apps regularly in a month and no… Continue Reading
You might have seen my previous post about Tetra Pak and recycling. I read an article from their CEO and I felt I had to respond. Brian Kennell, the CEO of Tetra Pak wrote an article for the Huffington Post. The… Continue Reading
It started out as a joke that went too far. Bigfoot? Sasquatch? No, I’m talking about an academic paper. A paper by Lozie, Aniello, and Hickerson shows that Bigfoot can not exist. How? Because of Niches. What are niches and why… Continue Reading
If you look up at an oak tree, imagine all the process taking place. Water is being moved up the trunk. Water and CO2 are then converted into sugar. Now, compare the tree to a grocery store. The grocery store has inventory… Continue Reading