Paul J. Dauenhauer
@pauldauenhauer.bsky.social
Distinguished Professor | U. of Minnesota | MacArthur Fellow | Director CPEC | Co-founder Sironix Renewables, Carba.com, & Lakril Technologies | Advisor ActivatedLLC | ❤️✌🏽🍃♻️ #mspsky
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Our new preprint on applying catalytic resonance theory to continuous and pulsed light for photocatalysis.
LINK: arxiv.org/abs/2511.16701
LINK: arxiv.org/abs/2511.16701
The USA baby boom between 1946 and 1964
January 21, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The USA baby boom between 1946 and 1964
Ice cream producer says it will be a big year for ice cream. Pencil manufacturer claims this will be a big year for pencils. Golf club designer says this will be a big year for golf clubs.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/c...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/c...
Crypto markets 'will reach an all-time high' this year, says Ripple CEO
Interest in crypto from large financial institutions is not priced into the market according to Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of blockchain company Ripple told CNBC.
www.cnbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Ice cream producer says it will be a big year for ice cream. Pencil manufacturer claims this will be a big year for pencils. Golf club designer says this will be a big year for golf clubs.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/c...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/c...
This is good writing weather
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This is good writing weather
Why Jets Don’t Need Windshield Wipers
YouTube video by Growler Jams
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January 21, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Borgen Season 4 writers room is alive right now
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Borgen Season 4 writers room is alive right now
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Oh
<bubble pops>
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
<bubble pops>
The movie Clue in St Paul February 20 at the Fitzgerald Theater
January 20, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The movie Clue in St Paul February 20 at the Fitzgerald Theater
In a long list of hilarious aspects of the University of Austin, this one sentence really stuck out....
"Later, that evening, the billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel would deliver the first of a series of lectures on the Antichrist."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
"Later, that evening, the billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel would deliver the first of a series of lectures on the Antichrist."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
In a long list of hilarious aspects of the University of Austin, this one sentence really stuck out....
"Later, that evening, the billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel would deliver the first of a series of lectures on the Antichrist."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
"Later, that evening, the billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel would deliver the first of a series of lectures on the Antichrist."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
<salute>
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM
<salute>
How did the markets respond to X?
Me: The markets are just hundreds of millions with a 401(k) that don't read the news; there is no longer any market evaluation happening
Me: The markets are just hundreds of millions with a 401(k) that don't read the news; there is no longer any market evaluation happening
January 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
How did the markets respond to X?
Me: The markets are just hundreds of millions with a 401(k) that don't read the news; there is no longer any market evaluation happening
Me: The markets are just hundreds of millions with a 401(k) that don't read the news; there is no longer any market evaluation happening
🚨🚨 Metaphor 🚨🚨
finance.yahoo.com/news/report-...
finance.yahoo.com/news/report-...
Report reveals shocking state of Tesla Diner just months after its opening: 'A huge disappointment'
"I got Wall-E from Wish.com behind a glass wall. Very disappointed."
finance.yahoo.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
🚨🚨 Metaphor 🚨🚨
finance.yahoo.com/news/report-...
finance.yahoo.com/news/report-...
"AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"Attracting and retaining talent is not a business challenge right now."
www.businessinsider.com/captialism-s...
www.businessinsider.com/captialism-s...
America's new sink-or-swim era of work is here
Capitalism is alive and well in the private sector, where many employers have higher expectations and care less about loyalty.
www.businessinsider.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
"Attracting and retaining talent is not a business challenge right now."
www.businessinsider.com/captialism-s...
www.businessinsider.com/captialism-s...
Wealthy companies block bill that would provide oversight of highly risky investment assets
www.coindesk.com/news-analysi...
www.coindesk.com/news-analysi...
Here's why Coinbase and other companies soured on major crypto bill
Provisions addressing decentralized finance, SEC jurisdiction and authorities and — of course — stablecoin yield all alarmed industry participants.
www.coindesk.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Wealthy companies block bill that would provide oversight of highly risky investment assets
www.coindesk.com/news-analysi...
www.coindesk.com/news-analysi...
Gymnastics: Minnesota > Michigan !!!
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gophersports.com/news/2026/1/...
No. 20 'U' Pulls Upset Over No. 5 Michigan - University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota took down No. 5 Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
gophersports.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Gymnastics: Minnesota > Michigan !!!
gophersports.com/news/2026/1/...
gophersports.com/news/2026/1/...
Liquid. Gears.
www.techspot.com/news/110953-...
www.techspot.com/news/110953-...
Liquid gears could challenge 5,000 years of mechanical engineering
The study, published January 13 in Physical Review Letters, replaces the metal or plastic cogs of conventional gears with controlled flows of liquid. In their experiments, NYU...
www.techspot.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Liquid. Gears.
www.techspot.com/news/110953-...
www.techspot.com/news/110953-...
Everything is now gambling in America
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
America Is Slow-Walking Into a Polymarket Disaster
Why is the media obsessed with prediction markets?
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Everything is now gambling in America
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...