How to radically change your life in just one year
How to radically change your life in just one year AJ Hess www.fastcompany.com It’s a sunny weekday afternoon and Chris Tolles, CEO of the Boston-area startup Yard Stick , is standing in a sprawling farm field in the middle of Ohio holding what looks like a drill. The tool, with a long probe, has a tiny camera embedded in the tip. As Tolles holds it above the ground, it begins to turn gently, pulling itself into the soil. The goal: to measure the carbon underground. [Photo: Yard Stick] A spectral sensor on the tool gathers data about the soil that can be analyzed using artificial intelligence. “Organic carbon has a spectral signature,” Tolles says. Using the images from the camera and some software, he explains, can reveal how much carbon is in the soil. It’s one way to address a question that both food companies and governments want to answer: How much can farmi...
