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Where Science, Technology and Cannabis Meet

19 February 2023

The Evolution of Science and Technology in Society Brief History of Cannabis in the US Hemp Medical Cannabis Recreational Cannabis Cannabis Science and Technology in the US Cannabis...

The Big Malaise

29 December 2021

The malaise that pervades society today has become undeniable. We’re feeling a loss of connection and a loss of purpose in our lives. I believe this problem has been brewing for quite some time, an...

Social Development Requires More Than Just New Technology

14 October 2019

This post continues the discussion about what society needs in addition to technology to develop. In my previous entry, The Growth and Development Paradox, I established that Technology enables ...

Cannabis Science and Technology Finally Got Hitched!

03 October 2019

The Separate Worlds of Science and Technology Throughout most of human history, science and technology existed within completely separate realms of society. Science, or natural philosophy, fell wi...

The Growth and Development Paradox

24 September 2019

Wheat yields in the UK hovered around ½ tonne per hectare for hundreds of years (see Figure 1). Imagine being able to generate no more wheat per unit of land than your ancestors who had lived 100 g...

The Four Social Forces That Shape Our Actions

23 September 2019

Our desire to fulfill our wants and needs motivates us to act. A lot has been written about what, exactly, constitute our wants and needs as human beings. Examples include: Food, clothing and s...

What Promotes Social Well-Being?

22 September 2019

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Lig...

Playing the Virtual Reality Game

Key Concepts Before we can understand the issues related to 360°, 3D, AR and VR technologies, we have to understand some key concepts. Immersion and Presence The goal of 360°, 3D, AR and VR tech...

Playing the Public Roadways Game

Electric scooters (“e-scooters”) are one of the latest hot new tech toys on the scene. Several start-ups have unloaded thousands of rentable e-scooters onto the streets of major cities in the US. T...

Playing the Used Technology Game

Smartphone manufacturers, such as Apple and Samsung, have thrived for the past fifteen years using a specific business model that involves (i) Swiftly releasing next generation products that conta...