In a previous series I pointed out two potential critical turning points in our potential future. The first was antibiotics (downside risk), and the second was low-cost desalinization (upside potential). In the past few months there have been breakthroughs in each of these areas. Although the breakthroughs could be considered "small," these smaller breakthroughs are necessary steps to reach the eureka breakthrough moment.
Antibiotic breakthrough: Multiple target binding bacteria as well as a novel method to efficiently test many many more antibiotics. My long run bet on humanity just might be shorter than I anticipated.
Desalinization continues to push forward. Graphene had already been established in prior studies and experiments, primarily from Lockheed. However, one primary challenge has been to develop a method to efficiently clean the filters. This appears to be a change in concepts for filter cleaning which can be further improved upon.
I want to reiterate the importance of desalinization in a slightly different way. There are a lot of young marginally employed males living in areas facing water scarcity because these regions are arid and have poor water management. As water shortage becomes an ever more serious issue to those living in these areas, these young men could become a local destabilizing force, and consequently become these regions can export this instability throughout the world.
Imagine an environment with a severe water shortage and no job prospects. Your short-sighted government and their cronies wasted it all and, for some reason you don't understand, the government is not able to get more of it. The gut reaction for many (most?) is to throw these pernicious and evil officials out by any means possible, especially once the photos leak of lavish parties and swimming pools behind those 50 foot walls of theirs.
Antibiotic breakthrough: Multiple target binding bacteria as well as a novel method to efficiently test many many more antibiotics. My long run bet on humanity just might be shorter than I anticipated.
Desalinization continues to push forward. Graphene had already been established in prior studies and experiments, primarily from Lockheed. However, one primary challenge has been to develop a method to efficiently clean the filters. This appears to be a change in concepts for filter cleaning which can be further improved upon.
I want to reiterate the importance of desalinization in a slightly different way. There are a lot of young marginally employed males living in areas facing water scarcity because these regions are arid and have poor water management. As water shortage becomes an ever more serious issue to those living in these areas, these young men could become a local destabilizing force, and consequently become these regions can export this instability throughout the world.
Imagine an environment with a severe water shortage and no job prospects. Your short-sighted government and their cronies wasted it all and, for some reason you don't understand, the government is not able to get more of it. The gut reaction for many (most?) is to throw these pernicious and evil officials out by any means possible, especially once the photos leak of lavish parties and swimming pools behind those 50 foot walls of theirs.
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