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White Paper: Artificial-Intelligence-Based Institutions:Power Plant Infrastructure for a Reliable, Scalable, Low-Carbon Future

Posted on December 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary AI-based institutions—universities, hospitals, research labs, financial platforms, and public-sector agencies whose core operations depend on high-intensity AI compute—are rapidly turning into power institutions as well. Global data-centre electricity demand is expected to roughly double by 2030, reaching ~900–1,400 … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Social Cues of Entrance Placement and Design: How Thresholds Shape Human Perception, Behavior, and Social Order

Posted on December 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Entrance placement and design are among the most subtle yet powerful tools in architectural psychology and social engineering. Entrances communicate hierarchy, hospitality, security, identity, and expected behavior before a single person steps inside. The layout and visual grammar … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Why Flood Conditions Are Present in the Portland Area and Expected to Persist for Several Days

Posted on December 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Focus region: Portland–Vancouver metropolitan area, Willamette and lower Columbia basins Date: December 9, 2025 1. Executive Summary Since December 8–9, 2025, the Portland metropolitan area has been experiencing significant flooding and flooding-related impacts driven by a prolonged, warm atmospheric river … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Understanding The November 2025 Wang Fuk Court Fires in Hong Kong

Posted on November 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary The November 2025 fires at the Wang Fuk Court public-housing estate in Tai Po, Hong Kong, are now the territory’s deadliest blaze in roughly seventy years, with officials reporting at least 128 deaths, around 80 injured, and roughly … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Mongolia’s New Capital in Kharkhorin: Why It Won’t Fix Ulaanbaatar’s Overcrowding

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Mongolia’s government has committed to an ambitious plan—roughly US$30 billion—to create a new capital near the historic city of Kharkhorin (New Kharkhorum) and eventually move core state institutions out of Ulaanbaatar.  The stated goals are to relieve congestion … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Phased Introduction of Earth Species for Terraforming a New World for Human Habitability

Posted on November 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Terraforming—transforming an extraterrestrial environment into one capable of supporting human life—requires more than altering atmosphere and temperature. It necessitates a carefully staged ecological construction project. Each stage introduces specific species (microbial, plant, fungal, invertebrate, and eventually vertebrate) that … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Falling Slowly: Comparative Terminal Velocity of Animals and Objects, and How Body Design Minimizes Impact Speed

Posted on November 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Terminal velocity—the maximum speed an object reaches when falling through a fluid such as air—is a key determinant of whether a fall is survivable. This paper compares the terminal velocities of various animals and inanimate objects, analyses how size, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: On Responsibility For Bridge Failures On Engineers In China

Posted on November 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Bridge failures in China sit at the intersection of rapid infrastructure expansion, challenging geology, overloaded transport networks, and a stringent but uneven system of professional accountability. Recent collapses – including the partial failure of the newly opened Hongqi … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Water Scarcity and the Collapse of Civilizations: Historical Lessons from Urban and Imperial Decline

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Throughout human history, the availability and management of water have determined the survival or failure of entire civilizations. From the hydraulic empires of Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley to the desert cities of the American Southwest, water scarcity … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Tehran’s Drought Emergency: Severity, Evacuation Implications, and Feasible Courses of Action

Posted on November 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Tehran and multiple large Iranian cities are facing a compound water emergency driven by multi-year drought, chronic over-extraction of groundwater, and structural mismanagement. In early November 2025, Iran’s president publicly warned that Tehran could face water rationing and … Continue reading →

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