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Scenario prompt 21 July 2025
The prompt for today is self assembling solar. It is queue to read ““Stellar: A world beyond limits and how to get there”. The perfect antidote for the climate doom and gloom. Abundance is within our grasp. What would abundance do with your business model?
The other scenario prompts are cities in 2050, nuclear fusion, quantum teleportation, generalists, brains at the edge, philopshy, designer bacteria, Star Trek and you are the upgrade.
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New perovskite-silicon solar cell pushes the limits of efficiency
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-perovskite-silicon-solar-cell-limits.html
The innovation is based on researchers developing a technique to have perovskite molecules self-assemble on top of a transparent oxide layer. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/stellar-i-am-in/
Dystopia or utopia? The futuristic visions driven by billionaires
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/futuristic-cities-and-what-we-know-about-them/105049948
What could cities look like in 2050?
How soon will we see nuclear fusion? new indicators suggest it may be sooner than we think.
S&P Global reported this week that a sharp rise in interest has emerged, as evidenced by more than $7 billion that has been generated in fundraising spanning dozens of fusion startups around the world,
Quantum Teleportation Was Achieved Over Internet For The First Time
https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-teleportation-was-achieved-over-internet-for-the-first-time
Each test further suggests the quantum internet is inevitable
The 6 superpowers of generalists: Leadership gold dust
https://bigthink.com/business/the-6-superpowers-of-generalists-leadership-gold-dust/
A generalist perspective builds resilience while thinking beyond one industry’s norms.
The Brains at the Edge: What’s Next in IoT Hardware Design?
https://vocal.media/futurism/the-brains-at-the-edge-what-s-next-in-io-t-hardware-design
Edge AI and On-Device Intelligence: The Smarter Device Revolution
10 Philosophy Books To Challenge And Inspire Your Thinking
https://www.forbes.com/sites/entertainment/article/philosophy-books/
Philosophy books can open your eyes to new ways of thinking and help you develop a more disciplined, informed approach to life. The best philosophical books explain complex topics using simple language and true-life examples that illustrate concepts explored in nihilism, aesthetics, logic and metaphysics
Designer Bacteria Could One Day Make Cheese Without Milk
https://singularityhub.com/2025/07/17/designer-bacteria-could-one-day-make-cheese-without-milk/
Bacteria are efficient chemical factories that can make a large range of products.
Leadership Language Lessons from Star Trek
https://benjiweber.co.uk/blog/2021/03/14/leadership-language-lessons-from-star-trek/
Picard was an effective leader in part due to the language he used. Here’s a few lessons we can learn from the way he talked.
You are the upgrade
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
