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One man and a pile of junk ends poverty

Orismar de Souza, a homeless man in Brazil, built a car using junk, spare parts and a hammer and chisel. Four years later, the “shrimpmobile” has him back on his feet....

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Force, Charity and Logic

Some people claim wealthy people must be forced to provide for the needy. Logic and evidence show that is false. Charity is always freely given, and that is often. This flow chart shows both freely...

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Peer-to-Peer Learning Disrupting Poverty

I’ve been promoting peer-to-peer technology and education for 15 years. USA is ignoring the advice, India is doing it and succeeding....

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Rising Income Inequality & Shifting Identities – The Specialist & The Omnivore

Rising Income Inequality & Shifting Identities – The Specialist & The Omnivore An excellent explanation of the effects of the transitions from economy to abundance. As technology increases,...

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Abundance Report: Solar 3D Printer Builds from Sand

Markus Kayser – Solar Sinter Project from Markus Kayser on Vimeo. Markus Kayser has built a 3D printer that uses sun light to turn sand into 3D glass objects. Free energy making things from the free...

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World is in Chaos Because…

People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The world is in chaos because things are being loved and people are being used.

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3D modelling as easy as playing with dolls

This simple device will change the world! It’s an essential step to breaking down the barrier to robotics, 3D printing, and 3D media. This action figure allows anyone with a computer and free software...

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1 million views on my Youtube Channel

My Youtube channel, just surpassed 1 million video views. I posted my first video Why 88% of Ideas Fail to Make it to Market on February 11, 2008. Since then I’ve posted a total of 30 videos but by far...

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Spray-on battery, 3D printing

Rice University demos a process to spray-on batteries. This is Another step towards fully automated fabrication. It was easy to predict that 3D printing would be able to make electronic parts. The...

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Charity, proof scarcity doesn’t always increase prices.

Economic theory states that scarcity increases prices; but, exactly the opposite occurs. People share with their neighbors. Widespread power outages is the definition of scarcity. The people people...

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216 Types of Waste = 216 Potential Innovations

Resources often challenge innovators. Finding unlimited free resources solves a big challenge to innovation. Waste is innovation waiting to happen. Best of all, waste is a free resource. If the waste...

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LIVE Sustainability Talk, 216 Cheaper than Free Resources

Join me Sunday morning November 22 at 11 am EST for one hour discussion of sustainability where I’ll introduce 216 Cheaper than Free resources available to use for innovations of all kinds....

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Is Apple agreeing when Trump says make iPhones in the USA?

Many analysts laugh when Trump says make iPhones in the USA and expects Apple to move production from China. He isn’t even in office yet & Apple is already talking about it. Is it because of Trump?...

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Alternative Social Media Framework

Privacy & censorship concerns make it obvious we need alternative social media systems. The design of a good alternative to existing social media services must be better than current systems and...

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