Texas-based firm Icon is helping to build a 3D-printed Martian habitat out of Lavacrete material for NASA’s analog mission. Source: PHOTOS: NASA’s 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Where People Will Spend a Year
There is now little doubt that the global climate is increasingly exhibiting characteristics which exceed our expected “normal” range of weather patterns. What we used to believe were once-in-100-year events are now occurring much more frequently. Is the climate “broken” and if so, where can we go to avoid the coming crises? Read this article […]
Waitstaff are making $120,000?! During my university days, granted they were some years back, I got $2.14 per hour plus tips. Not even award-winning celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is immune to the labor shortage plaguing the restaurant industry. — Read on finance.yahoo.com/news/wolfgang-puck-waiters-make-120000-a-year-but-i-cant-find-them-163442777.html
Tired of all the high prices, noise and pollution and looking for an escape from the big city? How about moving to the Japanese countryside for free? — Read on www.yahoo.com/news/more-8-million-empty-homes-103413523.html
Have we finally found undeniable proof that life exists on other planets? Even though we haven’t come across the little green Martian’s yet, but just a handful of possible pizza toppings, it’s still pretty exciting news nonetheless. Check out the article below. — Read on www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/scientists-believe-photos-show-mushrooms-155500053.html
Communities around the US are competing for residents, offering perks that are hard to refuse. Springdale, Arkansas, a fast growing city in one of the nation’s top-ranked metropolitan areas, offered $10,000 and a bike. I was surprised to read this because it is my hometown I left 30 years ago to attend university and eventually […]
Border restrictions imposed on non-Japanese residents to stop the spread of COVID-19 were seen as discriminatory by many, but they’re not likely to prevent travel here in the future. Source: The pandemic border policy that will leave a scar on Japan’s foreign community | The Japan Times
Energy consumption underlies all aspects of GDP. COVID restrictions reduce energy consumption and thus GDP. History since 1820 shows low growth in energy consumption leads to war, depressions, and overturned government. Gail Tverberg’s forecast of energy consumption to 2050 is concerning. — Read on ourfiniteworld.com/2020/11/09/energy-is-the-economy-shrinkage-in-energy-supply-leads-to-conflict/
The home sits inside of Escape Homes’ 187-square foot Vista Boho XL, and the interior is primarily lined with eco-friendly Ikea furniture. — Read on www.businessinsider.com/ikea-partnered-tiny-home-maker-unveil-its-tiny-home-project-2020-11
According to the founder and director of The Tiny Housing Co, the tiny home has been “exploding in America” amid the pandemic. — Read on www.businessinsider.com/natura-tiny-home-on-wheels-was-built-luxurious-eco-conscious-2020-9