Human history is punctuated by material science: the stone age, the bronze age, the iron age. In modernity, these epochs have accelerated dramatically, and are no longer measured in thousands of years. The concrete and steel age began around 200 years ago, and one could argue our current age, silicon…

Tell us about yourself — what is your background in and how did you end up in your current position? I’ve been in the waste management, sustainability space for about six years. I got my start in college, when a friend and I started a non-profit called Transfernation, that worked…

JDI is based in Austin, TX, so hearing about the investment into infrastructure has been a huge relief. On a local level, we’ve seen what a stressed infrastructure looks like. All of us had the honor of experiencing the winter freeze of 2021 — an event that left millions without…

Tell us about yourself– what is your background in and how did you end up in your current position? I was born on a farm in the Okanagan valley of British Columbia, and the local village was where I went to school. It turned out to be a really very…

Kevin LaHaise, Vice President at JDI During the 2018 midterms a top story was the plethora of scientists running for public office. CBS News, among countless other news organizations, noted that hundreds of scientists were running: “Scientists have typically steered clear of the political fray, but this year, more than…

Tell us about yourself — what is your background in and how did you end up in your current position? I grew up in a rural New Mexico farming community in Sabinal, NM where my family has a USDA-certified organic farm. …

In a sort of roundabout way, hydrogen energy is already the cheapest, most abundant and accessible form of energy humans use– it just so happens to be from the nuclear fusion reaction present in our Sun. Jokes aside, hydrogen is a rapidly growing area for investment from government and VC…

Tell us about yourself. What is your background and how did you end up in your current position? My background is in philosophy, but the path to my current position involved a lot of luck and some very good timing. As a student, I focused on ethics, which concerns what…

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but some are betting that it will in a warehouse. Indoor growing has been around since the 19th century: but vertical agriculture isn’t your typical glass greenhouse. Filled floor to ceiling with 30 foot shelves, high power LEDs, racks of plants and, of course, tons…