The Problem of Increasing Human Energy

Reading Tesla reminds me that great minds do not and usually by definition come in cookie box cut forms. They are different by design. So, in our world where we tolerate so much more and yet find ourselves with our drugs, medications , prescribed expectations, social media , anti social behaviour squa......more

Another fascinating book from Tesla addressing the problem of increasing human energy. Energy from the sun, population needs, and using a physics lens to see what is possible or at first concievable. Tesla is thinking about alternative energies which is unusual, because of the focus on fossil fuels......more

Tesla was a true humanitarian who was concerned about human prospect and at the same time was an eternal optimist. His optimism was not based merely on belief in human empathy, it was intellectually founded on his inventions and theories. This book blew we away thinking that his theory was true and......more

Wow, what a mind. When human civilization was just starting to impact the natural world, Tesla was already worrying about problems like what happens when all the fertilizers run out, like the natural ammonium nitrate deposits in Chile, which took millions of years to form. Just like oil, once they'r......more

This was a fast fun read on several dimensions. Self help aspect-- I wish Gretchen Rubin had written an "Energy Project" book instead of an "Happiness Project" since I see depression and that energyless ennui that comes with it as the antithesis of happiness. Tesla is more interested in this topic a......more