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Shhhh… supersonic, without the boom
Where will you go when supersonic travel shrinks the world?
Mar 9, 2025


The year of the robot
“Everything that moves will be robotic”…
Mar 2, 2025


Breakfast with the godfather of Rational Optimism
This is what Matt Ridley had to say about today’s breakthrough technologies…
Feb 23, 2025


Welcome to the future we were promised
The future is happening—fast.
Feb 14, 2025


The rational optimist guide to using AI
This will be the first of many diaries where we explore how to use this incredible new technology.
Feb 9, 2025


Honey, crank up the sun
What if, instead of watching helplessly as nature wreaks havoc, we could control it?
Feb 2, 2025


WTF happened in 2024?
If I’m right, America’s next chapter will be its best. The next 50 years will look radically different than the last 50.
Jan 29, 2025


Part #4: The innovation feast and you
Here’s how Rational Optimists should prepare for the innovation avalanche…
Jan 26, 2025


Part #3: The Final Frontiers
From AI to rocket launches, we’re entering a new age of tech innovation…
Jan 19, 2025


Part #2: The Five Frontiers
Welcome to the “innovation feast”…
Jan 12, 2025


WTF happened in 2024?
2024 marks the end of the innovation slump…
Jan 5, 2025


Meet your fellow Rational Optimists
Today, we’re publishing your answers to our request from last week to tell your fellow Rational Optimists about yourselves.
Dec 26, 2024


The awesome future of nanotech
Nanotech could one day create real-life superheroes...
Dec 22, 2024


Lasers, hot rocks, and endless energy
The energy revolution lies under our feet…
Dec 12, 2024


The new Air Force
Human fighter pilots will barely exist in a few years...
Dec 8, 2024


Bring back the blimp
Meet the startup set to revolutionize world trade
Dec 1, 2024


Mr. President, tear down these regulations
We must defeat The Blight
Nov 21, 2024


This machine turns air into jet fuel
It’s roughly the size of two shipping containers and works like a reverse power plant.
Nov 14, 2024


Welcome to the innovation feast
We’re at the start of what could be the greatest burst of innovation in human history.
Nov 10, 2024


The radical change college needs
My visit to the new University of Austin (UATX) filled me with hope for the future of college in America.
Nov 3, 2024
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