Raphael Orlove

  • Reminder: Even Slime Molds Can Design A Highway System

    Reminder: Even Slime Molds Can Design A Highway System

    Not a day goes by that I do not think of the wonder and almost spiritual brilliance of mushrooms and other fungi, because I am an ant and an invasive fungus has taken control of my brain. For the rest of you, here’s a reminder that slime mould once figured out Britain’s motorways system by…


  • The First Tesla Could Have Been An Electric Scion xB

    The First Tesla Could Have Been An Electric Scion xB

    The first Tesla, as we all know, was a heavily re-worked Lotus Elise transformed into something novel: An electric car that was fun, not just good for the environment. Tesla wanted to work with an established manufacturer on its first effort, but it wasn’t initially Lotus. The original plan was with the Scion xB.


  • The Kia EV6 Makes This Look Easy

    The Kia EV6 Makes This Look Easy

    We go on and on about how making cars is hard. Startup after startup crumbles away, particularly in the world of electric cars. Somehow, though, Kia makes it look easy with the EV6, its first ground-up, dedicated EV.