by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Jul 2, 2020 | Big Picture, In Theory
“All models are wrong but some are useful” — British statistician George E. P. Box In my climate change investing speaking engagements, doubters love to bring up what they think is the killer counter-argument: The mathematical models used by climate scientists and...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Jun 30, 2020 | Big Picture
This spring, Pulitzer Prize winning author David Cay Johnston suggested that economic damage from Covid-19 would total from three to eight trillion dollars, depending how long the crisis lasted. Whatever the final tally, it is clear the damage to the global economy is...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Jun 5, 2020 | All AgTech, Big Picture
My earlier article about South African entrepreneur, Peter Wakefield’s, plan to build a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) business called Wild Coast Salmon in his home country drew some interest from some of the smartest of the smart money set. Last week, I...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | May 28, 2020 | Big Picture
Capitalism is the economic expression of humans’ greatest strength – adaptability. This economic system has allowed human civilization to become increasingly prosperous, connected, and peaceful over the centuries. It is only natural to think that investors and...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | May 27, 2020 | All AgTech, Big Picture
I couldn’t help being curious when I received an invitation from Wendy De La Harpe, Project Director of the African Agri Council (AAC), to attend the organization’s virtual conference The Crucial Role of AgTech: The battle for a food-secure world. Africa is home to...
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | May 21, 2020 | Big Picture
Moderna’s press release announcing the initial success in its Phase I trials of a Covid-19 vaccine was one of the main reasons the Dow Jones Industrials shot up by nearly a thousand points on Monday. Moderna, a Boston-based ex-unicorn that has successfully developed...
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