Mining’s role in the past and the future For thousands of years, humans have mined the Earth for minerals and metals that improve their everyday lives and allow for important cultural expression. Today, we continue to harvest materials from our planet to enable the transition to clean energy – and the demand for minerals and …
“Technology. The cause of–and solution to–all of life’s problems.” – Homer Simpson While the above quote is not exactly what Homer said, it’s certainly applicable when we consider the incredible advancements technology has brought us in the last 150, or 50, or 10 years. Who now can imagine life without smartphones, let alone without electricity …
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Why is agriculture such a big deal? Agriculture is one of the most negatively impactful industries accelerating climate change – and the only industry that truly has the ability to replenish itself and serve as a climate change reversal agent. The agricultural industry and the technical innovations developed in agri-tech will play a critical role …
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It’s the year 2021, and women only account for 15 to 20 percent of the tech workforce in British Columbia. Why is this? Research suggests that influence from families, role models and cultural stereotypes impact women’s decisions to pursue education–and later, careers–in STEM. The existing lack of representation of women and BIPOC folks in high …
Introduction Recently, MistyWest hosted a webinar on the Dark Side of Technology where we talked about the ethical implications society is currently facing as new technologies are developed. The conversation touched on issues like data sovereignty, (un)biased machine learning, and the increase in civilian/private access to technology previously only available to the military. …
As I write this from my home office during quarantine, I am reflecting on what has become the new normal. I don’t think many of us thought we’d live to see a day where massive, global layoffs occur and nearly every single country would close its borders, restrict domestic travel, and order us all to …
Cowritten by Madison Reid and Oleha Riden At MistyWest, our foundation is rooted in sustainable design – our first projects were designing electric vehicles and fuel cells for hybrid vehicles. As the company has evolved over the years, we’ve worked on smart IoT monitoring, ubiquitous air quality sensing systems, off-grid appliances for developing countries, and …
