The Second-Worst-Case Scenario For AI

The Looming Energy Crisis in the US

As a matter of principle, I believe in the limited role of the government in the lives of its citizens. However, there are activities that the central government is better equipped to manage: national security, foreign relations, immigration, and interstate...
The Second-Worst-Case Scenario For AI

The Achilles Heel of Wind and Solar

Sir Isaac Newton published his magnus opus, titled Principia Mathematica, in 1687.  In Principia, Newton introduced his three laws of motion — the law of inertia, the law of acceleration, the law of action-reaction — and the law of universal gravitation.  It is...
The Second-Worst-Case Scenario For AI

A Look at the Fundamental Hypothesis of Global Warming

In my book, I strongly advocate for the concept of adhering to the scientific method of inquiry and the first principles of science, ab initio, as a discipline in the conduct of scientific research.  The scientific method has been the foundation of legitimate...