Category Archives: Technology

Writers of the Future Contest 1Q29 Results

Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Back in December, I posted an article on the Writers of the Future Contest, and then provided an update in early March once contest participants started receiving rejections. I then posted another update estimating that as of March 15th, the … Continue reading →

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Writers of the Future Contest 1Q29 Update: Statistical Torture

Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Back in December, I posted an article on the Writers of the Future Contest, and then provided an update earlier this month once contest participants started receiving rejections. As of today, I have both good news and bad news. The … Continue reading →

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Writers of the Future Contest Update

Posted on Saturday, March 3, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Back in December, I posted an article on the Writers of the Future Contest. Since then, the contest has reported 4Q11 contest winners, and rejections have started trickling in for 1Q12. Unfortunately or fortunately, I have no news to report … Continue reading →

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America’s Energy and Economic Policies Go Hand in Hand

Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 by mbsbvu

Using History as a Portal to Our Future Over two centuries of America’s  formal existence provides much perspective from which to view today’s world. The picture below just hints at a few of  these. Looking at the left portion of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Nuclear Power, Policy, Politics, Solar, Technology, Wind | Tagged , , , , , | 22 Comments

12 Technology Predictions for 2112

Posted on Sunday, January 1, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In a previous comment thread, Professor Scott Erb suggested it would be interesting to hear people’s predictions about future technologies they believe will be available by 2112. Late last week, I threw down the gauntlet and asked folks to post their 12 predictions … Continue reading →

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12 Technology Predictions for 2112 from the Blogosphere

Posted on Sunday, January 1, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Late last week, I threw down the gauntlet and asked folks to post their 12 technology predictions for the next 100 years on their sites today, January 1, 2012, and let me know they have done so in my comment section here. I then promised … Continue reading →

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12 Technology Predictions for 2112: Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In a previous comment thread, Professor Scott Erb suggested it would be interesting to hear people’s predictions about future technologies they believe will be available by 2112. So, I am throwing down the gauntlet now. If you have a blog, … Continue reading →

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Predictions from 1900?

Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As we are about to enter 2012, I thought I would post some interesting predictions supposedly written in 1900. I discovered this list on PBS.org which purports to be predictions from The Ladies Home Journal written in 1900. To be frank, … Continue reading →

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ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part VII): A Strong National Defense Is the Cornerstone of a Robust Republic

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In Part I of this series, I argued a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Healthcare, International Security, Leadership, Mathematics, Media, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Technology, Writing | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part VI): Individual Rights Trump Communitarian Impulses

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In Part I of this series, I argued a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in … Continue reading →

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