An industry ripe for disruption… After a solid six months of daily, in depth research into global food systems, agribusiness trends, and the daily trading of primary grains including corn, soybeans, and…
Field Notes
A Giant-Sized History of Warfare & Military Technologies
I’ve always been a fan of military strategy research and weapons history. Hannibal’s elephants vs. the Alps, Caesar’s rapid deployments, even how Filipino martial arts came to be… my interests in this…
Cobalt 27 Capital Corp: Owning The Future Of Energy
Sure, you’ve probably heard of Lithium. It’s an energy metal used in batteries for electric vehicles. And there are other energy metals important to our #4IR energy future as well, such as…
Dr. Copper: Meet The Fourth Industrial Revolution
You may have heard that we are entering a new era of innovation, a Fourth Industrial Revolution. What many fail to realize is that with every new era of innovation comes industrial…
A Giant-Sized History of Biotechnology
Historically, biotech has been primarily associated with food (agtech), addressing such issues as malnutrition and famine. Today, biotechnology is most often associated with the development of drugs. But drugs are hardly the…
A Giant-Sized History of Corn
Let’s give the Mighty Maize its due. These days, corn is a bad word. When one says “corn,” others immediately think “corn syrup, candy, soda, SHUGASHUGASHUGA…” But corn is so much cooler…
A Giant-Sized History of Wheat
“It is time to pay tribute to this strange little grass that has done so much for the human race. Strange is the word, for wheat is a genetic monster.” A typical…
A Giant-Sized History of Soybeans
I write daily about the economics surrounding soybeans and other grains commodities, but I can honestly say I know very little about the HISTORY of soybeans. When were soybeans first cultivated? And…
A Smattering Of Cool Space And Physics Facts
Let this blog post serve as a primer for your travels, fellow Futurist, as you prepare for… SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER. I’ve always been fascinated with space exploration, by the mind-twisting realities…
There’s More To China Than Bruce Lee And Politics
It’s impossible to ignore China when talking about pretty much anything. There’s a lot of fear around trade wars with China and China’s growing global economic power. “Will China topple the US?”…