Big Ideas
Have you ever looked at the world and wondered: “What if…?” I have! These are my doodles and musings about life, both the outer adventure and — more importantly — the inner journey. My ideas, many born on the seat of a bicycle, are sprinkled everywhere like seeds, and some grow up to be a book, or an adventure, or a work of art, or…
This article is more for scientists and field researchers. A practical step forward in determining global oxygen depletion rates. A conclusion to decades of research.
My first life experiment will be about a topic that seems commonplace: how to lose weight. Here I try a variation of a mindfulness diet. I call it the Do-Nothing Diet. Can I lose weight by literally doing nothing?
I call this concept "The rule of thirds." We can use this rule to help us find alternate solutions or judge whether we are achieving success with the one solution we are using.
There is a growing discontent between classes and the battle between greed and altruism -- the American Dilemma. This article is about a third option.
Does anyone describe the philosophy of our roads in one word? Is it efficiency? Is it cost? It appears to me there is no guiding principal. So why not build stuff optimized for what it means to be human? Not only is this street redesign optimized for health and happiness, but it also 2–4 times as safe and energy efficient. These ideas have been rattling around in my head for years, and I've finally decided to give them life in this quick sketch.
Please make informed decisions, because every decision we make has an influence on the community we live in, which eventually raises or lowers the standard of living for everyone, as our current financial crisis is proving. Every dollar you spend is like voting for a business.
Introducing the Eco-Footprint Label, a nutrition label for the planet. Helping make environmentally-conscious decisions by informing shoppers of the "ingredients" in their packaging and costs of shipping.
Ever imagine eating chocolate malt after chocolate malt, mounds of pizza, piles of french fries? Do you envision eating an entire box of Cocoa Pebbles and a quart of whole milk for breakfast, or perhaps you prefer platters of eggs and bacon? And snacking all day long? If so, this could be you!