Energy

What If Renewable Energy Was Discovered in 1800?

What If Renewable Energy Was Discovered in 1800?

• 7 min read

No coal rush, no oil wars, no climate change — but also no industrial revolution as we know it. The trade-offs are staggering.

What If Humans Could Photosynthesize?

What If Humans Could Photosynthesize?

• 6 min read

Green-skinned, sun-hungry humans who never need breakfast. How much energy would we actually get, and would it change civilisation?