The above is "Eroom's Law" (named by taking Moore backwards). It's the number of new drugs introduced to the market per $billion (inflation adjusted) in research and development spending. Clearly progress in pharmaceuticals is slowing down - the low-hanging fruit are used up and it's getting harder and harder to find safe and useful medicines.
This is interesting and encouraging: 38% of new homes in 2012 had a heat pump as a the primary heat source. I didn't realize heat pumps had gone so mainstream.
Graffiti in national parks. It may seem like a small thing, but there is something particularly discouraging about this particular desecration. Ah well, I suppose soon enough there will be drones everywhere to catch this sort of malfeasor.
I'm a scientist and innovator in the technology industry, with a broad range of interests and experiences. I have a Physics PhD, MS in CS, and have done research, lived in cohousing communities, run a business, and designed technology products. Professionally, I have mainly worked on computer security problems, with a particular focus on computer malware control. Currently I mainly do expert witness work, and run a green property company. The blog represents my views only.
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