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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An Introduction to Programmable Catalysis for Chemical Energy Technology
YouTube video by NREL Learning
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I recently had the opportunity to speak at a Department of Energy event (now on YouTube) on the opportunity in catalysis and energy that rivals AI and quantum computing....
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Kn...
So ... who gets left holding the bag?
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Hedge funds are still dumping stocks while retail investors keep the bull market alive
Hedge funds and other institutional clients have been the biggest net sellers of single stocks and ETFs this year, according to Bank of America.
www.cnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
So ... who gets left holding the bag?
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Innovation
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Doritos and Cheetos debut 'NKD' options, without artificial colors or flavors
The new "colorless" products will be for Doritos Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch flavors and Cheetos Puffs and Flamin' Hot flavors.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Innovation
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This is how you know the homes market is in trouble
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Could Crypto-Backed Mortgages Put The U.S. Housing Market At Risk?
YouTube video by CNBC
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November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is how you know the homes market is in trouble
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Local restaurants
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Local restaurants
"The Al Bubble Is A Lot Worse Than You Think"
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November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"The Al Bubble Is A Lot Worse Than You Think"
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This cannot be healthy
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Man dances for 144 hours to break video game marathon record
Szabolcs Csépe played Dance Dance Revolution for six days to secure his place in the record books.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This cannot be healthy
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This is very bad
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www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/...
Foreclosures surge 20% as Americans struggle to pay mortgages
There is a worrying new trend foreshadowing a housing market crash.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is very bad
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www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/...
Some good news!
I’ve been in Toronto at the #astmh meeting these past few days and last night some very good news was presented here: A new malaria drug has proven efficacious in a large trial and could soon be approved.🧪
My story in @science.org (and 🧵on why it's important to come):
www.science.org/content/arti...
My story in @science.org (and 🧵on why it's important to come):
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial
As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Some good news!
Nobody could have predicted this
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The AI Boom Is Looking More and More Fragile
AI stocks have swung downward as doubt rises about sustainability and payoff.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Nobody could have predicted this
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The Science Museum of Minnesota is showing T. Rex
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November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Science Museum of Minnesota is showing T. Rex
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Local news
Wow. Can't say much else. The overhead corona was unbelievable. The most intense reds and greens. ❤️💚😍💃 She'll be dancing until sunrise.
I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.
Schafer, Minnesota.
I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.
Schafer, Minnesota.
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Local news
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This 👇
There's an army of people out there telling us change is impossible.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This 👇
Local news
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Marketing Minneapolis in winter is tricky business
In today’s newsletter: Urban winter champions take on downtown, Beth Kieffer Leonard passes the baton and it’s Joe Mauer vs. the Timberwolves.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Local news
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Our company, Lakril, was selected as one of C&EN's 10 startups to watch in 2025!
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November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Our company, Lakril, was selected as one of C&EN's 10 startups to watch in 2025!
cen.acs.org/business/sta...
cen.acs.org/business/sta...
Our company, Lakril, was selected by @cenmag.bsky.social as one of the Top Ten Startups to Watch!
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Låkril tackles the challenge of biobased acrylic acid
Start-up may have a catalyst that finally makes the process work
cen.acs.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our company, Lakril, was selected by @cenmag.bsky.social as one of the Top Ten Startups to Watch!
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Oh
SS Edmund Fitzgerald had a structural defect in its keel. Sailors on that ship had complained about the ship bending and flexing during storms, especially when it was overloaded, which it usually was. They had also found old keel weld breaks due to structural fatigue, which were never repaired
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Oh
I know genius when I see it
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I know genius when I see it
I'm sure its nothing
Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Takes whatever signs and portents you need from that fact.
Takes whatever signs and portents you need from that fact.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I'm sure its nothing