Hyper-scaling the computational power of AI systems holds great promise, but the Earth cannot indefinitely shoulder their energy needs. The Moon can.

As space colonization advances, translating rapidly progressing hibernation research into humans may prove necessary. On Earth, human hibernation may help us coordinate multigenerational projects.

The physicist Gerard O’Neill thought a planetary surface isn’t the right place for an expanding civilization. As launch costs fall, we need more ambitious goals to drive technology further.

China has launched hundreds of rockets and built a space industry second only to SpaceX. The United States is now in a space race that decision-makers and the public are barely aware of.

Arcadia and the Amazon were both created by human gardeners, not by natural forces. Our newfound responsibility to steward the Earth’s biosphere is best met with technologically-enhanced gardening.

South Africa’s spiral of corruption and decay is what happens when an extractive, revolutionary political elite takes charge of a fundamentally Western, liberal, and modern society.

Sovereign wealth promises to make the government legible to citizens and help the U.S. catch up to Chinese manufacturing. Our political culture must embrace long-term strategy to use them well.

After fifteen years, the digital asset has outlasted critics and hit new highs. It is time to consider whether this technology unlocks an unbreakable link to our distant future.

Government saving failing companies slows down technological progress. This is why economists’ recommendation to use stimulus to prevent downturns leads to a more impoverished future.

The biggest rocket ever built will not just transform our current space and satellite industry, but power human civilization all the way to Mars. The time has come to settle a second planet.

In the wake of the terrible Los Angeles fires, a whole new approach is needed, not just new leadership. Without technology, these new challenges will be impossible to meet.

The coalition seeks to slow the creation of AI which it fears will destroy humanity. But these same activists have only accelerated AI development in the past, and are on track to do so again.

Not every innovation in military technology transforms warfare at first. But only early adopters, whether in the 19th century or today, find the ones that do.

Urban mismanagement and burdensome regulation are twin killers for American innovation. New cities built on federal land can spark an economic renaissance.

Thawing ice has unlocked the mineral wealth and strategic value of the Arctic Ocean. It necessitates a fresh look at questions of sovereignty and expansion.

We must honor the heroes and martyrs of our internet. This is why I’m building the late programmer and hacktivist Aaron Swartz a statue right here in San Francisco.