After DNA patent ruling, Congress must encourage genetic research – The Washington Post:
Wow, a unanimous ruling!
This is a good thing. Firms cannot patent DNA. That’s a discovery, not an invention.
It appears however, that they can patent synthetic DNA, so if they invent a new type of….
… of seed or
… new type of person,
Then they can patent it.
There are several scenarios that jump out at you. Hall and Knab (2012) outlined 11 or so items that were non-sustainable trends/practices that appeared to have compounding and accelerating forces. Those items get worse in a wicked bad way when they go unattended. Therefore, they are wonderful areas to generate scenarios. Here’s a few: US Debt deficit, US Trade deficit, the interest rate bomb, Life-style bomb, the compounding healthcare costs escalation bomb, the fossil fuel…
Good news corporations are reporting on sustainability-related issues, especially those risks associated with operating a business that does not account or consider the areas where they are not sustainable. Operations in the UnSustainable Zone have lots of risks such as, for example, the company may not really be profitable. Cheap coal, is not nearly so cheap when you figure in all the negative externalities: pollution, health, CO2, coal ash… Check out this WSJ article about…
Study: Natural gas industry can cut fracking emissions: This would be great to minimize the methane from the fracking of wells. Since NatGas is soooo much cleaner than coal (and gasoline). It is a slam-dunk decision as a way to start moving away from coal. Of course, it is not a sustainable solution for the looong term. NatGas could be a bridge fuel to a clean and renewable future. ‘via Blog this’
Public Policy or Political Spin? The SSA’s Misleading Social Security Announcement By Dr. Elmer HallStrategic Business Planning Company | PerpetualInnovation.org In a time when trust in public institutions is already under pressure, the July 2025 statement from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has sparked widespread concern. The agency’s announcement, celebrating the One Big Beautiful Bill, claimed that 90% of seniors would no longer pay federal income taxes on their Social Security benefits. But a…
Google and NASA Have A New Quantum Computer: Quantum Computing. Changes the way you look at doing computing. Running HOT but keeping it cool. If you wanted to compare this joint venture computing effort by NASA, Google, and USRA (Universities Space Research Association) to traditional computing, you might not be overly impressed. But you probably should be. Maybe. It will be interesting to see if this is the way forward in computing vs other possible…
What we can learn today from Y2K. Scenario Planning and Contingency Planning are needed now, more than ever.
