We are constantly on the verge of another breakthrough. An information revolution. A nano-world. We transformed. We are on the verge of colonizing space. We shall go to Mars, we shall go beyond, we shall conquer the universe, or we shall go extinct trying. It seems irresponsible that we should do [...]

 It's a modest harvest, to be sure, but the significance for us as a family is still profound.  And this is for a few reasons.  First, this is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) native to the State of New Mexico, known as New Mexico bolitas in the northern part of the [...]

 This is a species of freshwater shrimp (Macrobrachium sp.) from the tropical Chapare region of Cochabamba, Bolivia.  This specimen was given to me over a year a go by young researcher and innovator.  He believes that this species of prawn has economic potential, as they grow fast and endure a variety of conditions.  [...]

It has been almost two years since I first began advocating for adapting an Open Source model to the development of Appropriate Technology. Naturally, my ideas did not develop in a vacuum, and a number of other groups were already working on the same concept, thinking the same thoughts, and [...]

Is Open Source a political statement? Many would argue yes, and just as many would argue no. Linux Torvalds, with his pragmatic and non-ideological approach to kernel development, stands in stark contrast to the uncompromising idealist Richard Stallman. Yet Linus, despite his pragmatism, is as much a [...]