On February 9, 1990, Carl Sagan gave this speech before the 5th Emerging Issues Forum at NCSU, expounding on climate observations and energy strategies for a sustainable future, emphasizing solar
[full speech: https://t.co/CLrxMp45kn]
There is an island in the Pacific called Yap that uses circular stones as currency. The stones are too large to move so the ownership of the stones is passed by word of mouth to transact business [read more: https://t.co/gF0cGZl1ea]
Here's my one and only thread on why NFTs are fundamentally stupid, from the perspective of a person who thinks about incentives for a living. They are not economically viable unless you can create a monopoly of a singular digital currency.
RT @BetoReitenbach: The Getty Museum challenged people to recreate famous works of art using ordinary objects found around the house. 46 <these made me laugh