Problems, Predicaments, and Technology

  It is with quite regular cadence that Steve publishes what are spectacular refutations to the constant stream of so-called "solutions" to the "problems" that society is suffering from. Unfortunately, if one actually does any real research, one will discover that none of these "problems" are being "solved" - they are all getting worse instead. Why is this?   One of the primary issues here is that none of the reductionist ideas proposed to "solve" said "problems" work holistically, meaning that only one or two qualities of each issue that is actually comprised of a multitude of parameters are targeted, leaving the rest of them untouched. Practically all of these "problems" are actually made worse through these so-called solutions, as Steve points out, through ecological destruction caused by the extraction of energy and resources in order to procure what is needed to build these "solutions."   Needless to s...

  People enjoying the fantastic view atop Whiteface Mountain in New York

  Lexie enjoying the view from Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks of New York

Two views of the summit of  Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway

Delt Church Park

  Overlook on  Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway

  Fields in Pennsylvania

The new picnic pavilion at Franke Park , Indiana

Scenes like this on the Cumberland River will become quite rare in about a decade. Live Now!

Cumberland River (Old Hickory Lake), Cages Bend, Tennessee

  The Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant

Lake Michigan as seen from Consumers Energy Scenic Overlook, Ludington, Michigan

Ludington North Breakwater Light

Manistee North Pier Lighthouse

Little Glen Lake as seen from Little Glen Lake Picnic Area

  Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan

The lone boat on Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore , Michigan

  Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

This article is a collaboration with John Peach, from  Wild Peaches .  John Peach is an applied mathematician who held a research position at MIT Lincoln Laboratory until retirement in 2020. As lead investigator of a team of physicists and mathematicians at MIT, he spearheaded development of an atmospheric lidar propagation model accounting for scattering, refraction, and object response. This technology enabled 3D mapping of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to locate and assess damage, expediting recovery efforts. As part of the disaster relief program, he made three trips to assist FEMA on-site with model implementation, and co-authored the paper  “To Expedite Roadway Identification and Damage Assessment in LiDAR 3D Imagery for Disaster Relief Public Assistance.”