by Michelle Fitzmaurice | Aug 24, 2026 | Activation Energy, Notes from the Field, Observation, Systems
Good systems do not require perfect humans. They are designed around the humans who actually exist. My pressure cooker has quietly taken control of dinner. This was not part of a deliberate household transformation strategy. There was no implementation plan,...
by Michelle Fitzmaurice | Jul 3, 2026 | Activation Energy
We teach activation energy comfortably in chemistry. Every student learns that a reaction requires sufficient energy to begin. Lower the activation barrier, and the reaction becomes more likely to occur. It’s one of the most fundamental ideas in science. Then we...
