I think this analysis and the concept of framing it in a model called the Roosevelt Republic is very insightful.
Decline and Fall: How American Society Unravelled
GEORGE PACKER – The Guardian (U.K.)
Here is an exciting new development where, once again, I couldn't help but wonder, as I read it: what else could we have achieved by now if we spent money differently. Journal Reference: Jakob G. Woller, Jonas K. Hannestad, Bo Albinsson. Self-Assembled Nanoscale DNA–Porphyrin Complex for Artificial Light Harvesting. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013; 135 (7): 2759 DOI: 10.1021/ja311828v
DNA Constructs Antenna for Solar Energy
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