Shea Gunther Blog

How to turn an old TV into a solar death ray
Grant Thompson likes to take things apart to see how they work. Watch how he turned an old rear-projection television into a solar death ray powerful enough to burn concrete.
Can Scotland lead the way on offshore wind power?
Scotland is hoping to leverage its extensive experience in North Sea oil and gas drilling to become the leader in the offshore wind industry. Here's why they stand a pretty good chance of succeeding.
Why environmental science matters
Find out what Dr. Rob Sanford, department chair of environmental science at USM, thinks about the intersection of politics and environmental science — and why the world doesn't need saving.
Quetsol: Working to bring clean solar power to Guatemala's rural poor
Social entrepreneur Juan Fermín Rodriguez needs your help to bring his innovative solar technology and business model to poor rural Guatemalan families.
Meet Tom Angell, drug policy reform activist and founder of Marijuana Majority
Tom Angell is fighting to bring sensible reform to America's drug laws. Hear what the founder of Marijuana Majority thinks about saving the world and how our country suddenly found itself with the most liberal drug policy on the planet.
Amsterdam's Conscious Hotel Museum Square is an affordable green gem
If you find yourself in Amsterdam and need a place to lay your head, you couldn't do better than to stay at Conscious Hotel Museum Square.
Round out your holiday shopping with the Ugly Christmas Sweater book
"Rock Your Ugly Christmas Sweater" is a great collection of the best worst holiday sweaters to be found. No Christmas coffee table is complete without one.
Turn your bike into a horse with Trotify
Trotify will turn any bike into a clip-clopping chariot of cool. Check it out in action here.
Finding structure within randomness
Check out some of the images generated by a computer program I wrote to reveal beautiful structures of chaos within random values.
Watch: 'Split of a Second' shows how humans can fly
All you need is a wing suit, the right-shaped mountain and buckets of courage to realize the long-held dream of human flight. Where we're going, we don't need engines.

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