I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
What Would An Amoral Yoda Say To Win I am taking advantage of an enforced medical break by catching up on my reading. I am enjoying reading (re) Dr. Frank Luntz’s books. He’s best known as a US Republican political consultant who helps candidates reframe the political debate. Lately, he has spread his wings further … Read more
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right , by Atul Gawande Very clever people get things wrong. They get difficult and relatively simple things wrong. There is a technique that they can use that cuts those errors down a lot. It’s called a checklist. Pilots, lawyers, doctors, and investment managers use them. Pilots use them at the … Read more
There is a lot of good advice from Peter Thiel in Zero to One. I recommend reading it. Every environmentalist should read chapter 13, ‘Seeing Green’. It gives some great advice on what it will take make clean technology successful. He also explains why too many green firms flop. 7 Basic Questions To … Read more
Longitude by Dava Sobel What if the great problems of our day, problems that cost the lives of thousands could be solved relatively quickly and cheaply? What is a technique existed that could spur on these solutions? And, what if the side effects of the innovation was the creation of new industry, prosperity and lower … Read more