As a UI/UX designer by trade, I explore how sustainable and smart technologies impact our lives. And I try to dive deeper into those topics to provide context.
Topics like electric vehicles, solar panels, and renewable energy that is meant to transition the world off of fossil fuels. Smart home technology that can make our homes not only more convenient, but safer and more accessible. Wearable technology that can track our health and save lives. Or how technology might be invading and breaking down the walls of our privacy.
So in short…
Exploring how technology impacts our lives.
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. Why This Vertical Farm is 500x More Efficient Than Farming. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code UNDECIDED at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/undecided This is Vertical Harvest. Sitting on half an acre of land, it produces as much food as an equivalent…
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. What I Got Wrong Building My Net Zero Home. Go to https://surfshark.com/undecided or use code UNDECIDED at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! I have some regrets. A few years ago, I set out to build my dream net zero energy home. I’ve been living here for a…
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. The Mystery Behind Donut Lab’s "Impossible" Battery. My wife and I are loving our Roborock Saros 20. If you’d like 13 – 14% off a Roborock Saros 20 and Saros 20X from March 23 – 29, the Roborock Saros 20 is available on Roborock (US) https://bit.ly/4bI2gac (Canada) https://bit.ly/419pcZL and Amazon…
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. Should You Wait for the Next Solar Breakthrough? Use my code MATT at https://eightsleep.com/mattferrell for up to $350 off the Pod 5 Ultra. Perovskite solar cells could hit 35% efficiency and cost half as much as silicon, but they’re still years away from your roof. Meanwhile, silicon panels just lost…
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. Geothermal vs Air Source Heat Pump: Which is Worth It? What if the most efficient way to heat and cool your home might not actually be the best choice for you? Geothermal heat pumps are the gold standard for efficiency. They’re also the most expensive upfront investment you can make…
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. How a Mechanical Battery Could Prevent Deadly Blackouts. Go to https://surfshark.com/undecided or use code UNDECIDED at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! When Spain’s power grid failed on April 28th, 2025, it quickly became a very serious issue. Not only for the economic impacts, but life-or-death serious…
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. What This Aluminum‑Ion Breakthrough Means for You. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code UNDECIDED at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/undecided Your lights just flickered. Not for long. Just a split second. You probably didn’t think much about it, but somewhere a…
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. Why Everyone Gets Heat Pumps Wrong. Go to https://ground.news/undecided for an innovative way to stay fully informed on tech, energy, the climate and more. Save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan with my link. If you believe half of what you hear about heat pumps, you’d think…
From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. Are Sodium Batteries Already Dead? Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code UNDECIDED at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/undecided I’ve got sodium batteries right here in my hands, but three sodium battery companies went bankrupt in the last year. Another shut down…