Aluminum. It’s everywhere! And we’re going to need a hell of a lot more of it in the future. Aluminum is a primary ingredient in solar, wind, hydro, concentrated solar, bioenergy, the grid, batteries, hydrogen, and more. And that’s just electricity generation and distribution, to say nothing of consumer goods,…
This week: • Global climate news roundup beyond COP27 • The human cost of vaccine inequity • Water runs dry • Chatbots aren't your friends • Caveats to exciting AI developments Here's What You Can Do: • More Democratic Senators means a greater chance the US can stand by it's…
Joanne Lee Molinaro, also known as the Korean Vegan, is a runner, an attorney, a blogger, a podcast host, and the author of the James Beard-award-winning Korean Vegan Cookbook named one of the best cookbooks of 2021. But you may know her best as the chef and storyteller behind her…
There’s nothing quite like breaking bread with family and friends, old or new. By mid-2020, we’d have all taken the opportunity to break bread with just about anyone. Why are recipes, and the stories behind them, some of the most enduring parts of each of our cultures? How can we…
In this week's news we're covering: 0:00 Intro 0:36 Lacking climate change education in middle schools 02:37 Covid is still here 03:58 Lab meat is coming to markets 05:03 A quick PSA 05:25 How Covid has affected RSV cases 07:00 The creative AI is here 08:38 10 things from my…
Roya Amini-Naieni is the co-founder and CEO of TriloBio, where she’s working on revolutionizing synthetic biology by changing the way synthetic biologists do science. In addition to that, she is also a 776 fellow. Roya’s had an incredible journey so far, the child of Iranian immigrants, the child of engineers,…
It’s always worth revisiting the inarguable fact that our country was designed to be inequitable. And while much progress has been made over time, the powers that be continued to imagine and design new ways of marginalizing, at best, Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous people throughout our society and economy.…
This week: • Climate change in the curriculum • Increasingly divergent subvariants • Cell-cultured meat • RSV vaccines are coming • Generative AI (...didn't write this, but it might one day) Here's What You Can Do: • Teachers can't teach without understanding the material. Check out ClimeTime (https://www.climetime.org/) and the…
In this week's news we're covering: 0:00 Intro 0:36 Clean Bus System electrifies school buses 1:48 Avoid the flu and Covid by staying home 03:04 Reusing wastewater for drinking 05:02 Maternal health and Momnibus 06:52 Bumble Private Detector 08:28 A quick PSA 08:46 10 things from my notebook 09:54 That's…
Climate change is a touchy topic in farm country. But one third of greenhouse gas emissions come from food and agriculture, so it’s crucial that the industry becomes part of the climate change solution. For years almost all the action on climate change centered on energy – solar and wind…
Valkyrie Holmes is the co-founder of Project Firefly, a new company supported by the 776 Foundation that combines drone technology with pressurized air cannons to better contain wildfires. Valkyrie talks about how exactly is Firefly planning to fight fires using drones. 👉 Find the full podcast: https://youtu.be/A2zRu7EWCVg 👉 Find the…
Laura Stieghorst is one of the first 776 Fellows. She is the co-founder and CEO at BASICO2, where they are working to understand how we can safely rebalance ocean chemistry using natural mechanisms to remove CO2 from the ocean and restore coral reefs. Laura talks about why the oceans are…
This week: • $1 billion for electric school buses • A potential "tripledemic" sandwich (not as delicious as it sounds!) • One person's (treated) wastewater is another person's drinking water • Most pregnancy-related deaths in America are preventable • Bumble goes public with their "Private Detector" code Here's What You…
In this week's news we're covering: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Plant-based meat industry is failing 03:24 The success of Covid and the need to demand more 05:20 Foreign-made baby formula in the US 06:57 The difficulties telehealth is facing 08:48 We are giving away our data 11:05 Ten things from my…
Valkyrie Holmes is the co-founder of Project Firefly, a new company supported by the 776 Foundation that combines drone technology with pressurized air cannons to better contain wildfires. Yes, you heard that right. In her brief but wildly impressive time as a professional, she’s worked as an intern at SpaceX…
Throughout history, kings, queens, governments, churches, and donors have funded contests and awarded prizes for solving the most difficult problems of the day. Today, as we stand on the precipice of huge problems and opportunity, with everyone looking around going “What can I do?” the utility and relative inclusivity of…
This week: • Plant-based meat stocks • Another COVID winter is coming • A long-term plan for the baby formula shortage • The uncertain future of telehealth • Willfully shunning data privacy Here's What You Can Do: • Help elect progressive state and federal candidates (https://votesaveamerica.com/save-america/)who will shift our diets…
Lissie Garvin is the Foundation and Fellowship Director at the new 776 Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the venture capital firm with the same name, both founded by Alexis Ohanian. Lissie helped run Reddit, was chief of staff at Initialized Capital, working alongside Alexis. Laura Stieghorst is one of the…
Let's talk robots. But first: There’s a very particular bottleneck where groundbreaking science is more applicable than ever but inaccessible to many. The tools are unaffordable to the schools and groups who could use them to hook kids right when they’re most excited, kids with a huge variety of lived…
