Zachary Bogue
@zackbogue
Cofounded @DCVC with @mattocko; Environmentalist; Nuclear energy advocate; views are mine
Responding to the climate emergency is the defining set of hard technical problems of our time. Read more about @DCVC’s resiliency thesis on the @WEF Agenda Blog. weforum.org/agenda/2019/06…
🔌💡 Our @brendanpierpont's recent piece in @UtilityDive examines the negative impact of propping up uneconomic "zombie power plants" 🧟🏭 utilitydive.com/news/doe-grid-…
After decades of disappointment, we're starting to make progress understanding how the microbiome interacts with human health.
Researchers have discovered that gut bacteria produce a molecule that not only induces but also causes atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol in the arteries that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. This unexpected link between microbes and cardiovascular…
Terrific @CNN coverage of @DCVC co @FervoEnergy! #nearLimitless #geothermal cnn.com/2025/07/22/cli…
FACT: More than 90% of the potential energy still remains in spent nuclear fuel. Some advanced reactors under development could consume or even run on this fuel in the future.
Mayor @DanielLurie riding the 7 bus this morning and answering a tough question question from a San Franciscan
just a completely insane stat. 12million less childrens, 41 thousand kindergartens closed in 4 years
There's a new solar power record in Texas: 28,451 megawatts. It happened on the same day Texans used the most power so far this year. It was the first time demand was over 82 gigawatts. Solar produced over 25% of power demand throughout the day, including on peak. #txenergy
“This is the second year in a row in which the land carbon sink has nearly vanished due to climate-related stressors, and would explain why 2024 saw a record jump in the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere.” newscientist.com/article/248966…
Abstract: "Electricity bills are going to rise" Concrete: "This Missouri utility wants to raise rates at least 30%" Direct from the @Halcyon feed storage.googleapis.com/core_entities/…
Forbes 30 under 30 has been doing this for years
It’s hard to find a trend in the electricity system right now that *doesn’t* point to near-term price increases if not a broad affordability crisis. The setup is bad and getting worse. I wrote about it for @heatmap_news:
HISTORIC NUCLEAR RESTART MILESTONE For the first time ever in the U.S., the NRC has approved a license transfer for a shut down nuclear plant—Palisades—to move from decommissioning back to operating! The plant aims to be restarted by the end of 2025, bringing 800 MWs of clean…
Psst.... big silicon will replace big iron. #AgTwitter #AgTech #Autonomous #Farming
🚨 @followthefishtv is coming to San Francisco on Dec 19 for the first-ever concert at Moscone! This will unlock a new use for Moscone Center, drawing more residents and tourists into the heart of the city, and generating economic activity and revenue for San Francisco. Tickets…
Based on what I have read and heard so far, the agreement reached between the Federal government and @Columbia is an excellent template for agreements with other institutions including @Harvard. First, academic freedom is preserved as the University maintains academic autonomy.…
“How do we tap the potential in these data sets that can truly unlock better trials for patients, reduce timelines, and improve the patient experience?” These are the questions Sid Jain, SVP of clinical development and data science at Recursion, discussed in a new article from…
Kaggle launched an LLM eval product kaggle.com/benchmarks This has the potential solve the biggest challenge in the LLM ecosystem: strong and diverse evals
I've never had Measles Mumps Rubella Diphtheria Tetanus Polio because I'm vaccinated And very glad of it