jovian, jovial
The key to Craven’s cool world is converting the ocean’s thermal energy. The first step: Sink a pipe at least 3,000 feet deep and start pumping up seawater. The end result: an environmentally sustainable, virtually inexhaustible supply of electricity, freshwater for drinking and irrigation, even air-conditioning.
Wow. Very cool. (Ha! Oh I kill myself, I really do.)
So I’m TA-ing an undergrad design class. This is the first time I’ve ever taught much of anything. It is sobering to have 17 students looking at you as if you have the gameplan all worked out. And sadly, I’m far from expert on the things being taught so far, at least from a technical standpoint. And technical expertise would probably be more useful to them than my philosophical yadda-yadda. I suppose can be a cheerleader if nothing else …
I learned the word polymath from that article.