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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: The Last Of The Polymath Geniuses
I wrote about the great genius Geralomo Cardano in an earlier post. He was what we call a "Polymath", which was a common description of early scientists and mathematicians before the concept of "academic specialization" became the normal path to follow. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is considered to be one of the last great Polymaths, and for good reason.

Dec 3, 2023, by Eric Hill

Knowledge Base

A.T. and A.I.
Anyone who has studied the history of computer science and cryptography will be familiar with the terms, "Turing Complete", and "Turing Machine". These terms were coined due to the influence Alan Turing had before computers as we know them existed. His brilliant solution to breaking the Nazi's Enigma coding machine during WWII has been well documented in multiple books and films. However, just before his untimely death in 1954 at age 42, (69 years ago) he correctly foretold the potential of what we now call, "AI", and the disruption it would cause in our own time.

Sep 7, 2023, by Eric Hill

Partners

The Generation Forest Panama Update
One of the important aspects of CardanoCafe is its commitment to supporting charitable organizations that positively impact our planet's ecology. One of the most dynamic organizations we support is The Generation Forest project in Panama. Here is an update on the activity there.

Jun 21, 2023, by Eric Hill

Knowledge Base

What is ESG?
Most of us agree that businesses should apply the basic concepts of ESG to reduce environmental stress on the earth and to encourage like-minded individuals to invest in those companies. Here is a basic description of ESG principles, and an observation on the backlash that has arisen in opposition to them.

Apr 9, 2023, by Eric Hill

Knowledge Base

Charles Hoskinson
Everything relating to Cardano can be traced back to its co-founders: Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood. I highlighted Jeremy Wood in one of my recent posts, and now I will attempt to illuminate some of the important facts about Charles Hoskinson and his broad sweeping vision for Cardano and the world.

Mar 22, 2023, by Eric Hill

Cardano Development Update

Cardano Enters The Conway Era
We are now entering the latest Cardano Era, “Conway”, named after the brilliant modern mathematician, John Conway. In this post I will highlight John Conway’s contributions to math and computer science, and also give a brief overview of how this latest era will move Cardano into position to become the “Internet of Blockchains.”

Feb 4, 2023, by Eric Hill

Cardano Explained

Who Is Jeremy Wood?
We all know that Charles Hoskinson is the spokesperson, public face, and co-founder of Cardano. He was a founding member of the Ethereum development team but then separated himself from Vitalik Buterin regarding Ethereum's future. He and Jeremy Wood formed Input Output and began planning Cardano in 2015, launching the ecosystem in 2017. I realized I knew little or nothing about Jeremy Wood, and I thought all of you might like to get a glimpse of this influential Cardano figure, and as it turns out a glimpse is all we get...

Jan 21, 2023, by Eric Hill

Cardano Explained

Thoughts On Cardano Vs FTX
We are now embarked upon a new year after a really rough one for all of us, and I want to share some of my thoughts on the stark differences between Charles Hoskinson’s development and plan for Cardano and the disgraced status of “SBF” after the massive collapse of the FTX exchange and all that was revealed about its business model.

Jan 11, 2023, by Eric Hill

Stake Pool Operation

[CAFE3] Pledge increased to 100k ADA
CardanoCafe is happy to anounce that [CAFE3]'s pledge was increased to 100k ADA. As of now, all pools of CardanoCafe have the same amount of pledged ADA.

Nov 3, 2022, by Chris

Stake Pool Operation

Greener Pastures and Cafe For A Better World
Greener Pastures has published an evaluation of "green" Cardano Stake Pools based upon all around performance, team commitment, sustainable energy usage, return on staked ADA, and donations to charitable projects. The results highlighted a number of excellent pools available to all holders of Ada. Several pools made it into the top ranks measured by the selected categories, but the Cafe community should feel pretty good about which Stake Pool was declared the “winner”...

Nov 1, 2022, by Eric Hill

Knowledge Base

Voltaire
The Vasil hard fork has ushered us into “Basho”, the next-to-last era of the Cardano Roadmap. Soon we will enter into the final era, "Voltaire", planned from the very beginning of Cardano’s journey and development. This post is about Voltaire himself, one of the most advanced intellects of all time. His influence on the way we look at the world and the way we think about our world cannot be overstated. However, the scope of his writings and pursuits combined with the many places he lived during his lifetime cannot be covered in a blog post. Therefore I am touching upon the more important points of his life and work, leaving a deeper investigation up to you, the reader.

Oct 22, 2022, by Eric Hill

Knowledge Base

Vasil Dabov, Symbolism, and Cardano
My previous post highlighted the accomplishments and lifelong interests of Vasil St Dabov who Cardano's Vasil Hard Fork is named after. Along with being one of the first IT pioneers in Bulgaria, as well as a blockchain pioneer, an ecologist, an agronomist, a programming genius, and a Cardano Ambassador, in his personal life Vasil was passionate about Symbolism. In particular he took a deep interest in 5 symbols that represent enlightened thought, emerging consciousness, the interconnectivity of mind and body, and emerging patterns in biological and spiritual development: the Enneagram, the Leaves of the Ginkgo Biloba tree, the Tibetan Buddhist Dorje, Icosahedrons, and Cyrillic Script.

Sep 17, 2022, by Eric Hill

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