Brian Smoliak

@briansmoliak.is

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entrepreneur, climate scientist, & servant leader. co-founder, CEO @weathervane.app; co-founder, partner @twodegreesadapt.com

Ripe micro Meyer lemon held between a thumb and index finger against a green grass background
Broken Social Scene “Remember The Humans” album cover, a canvass-y texture and blotches of white, pink, and blue with white text of the band and album name.
Front wheel of a bicycle in foreground, street in mid ground, and the world’s largest raspberry sculpture in Hopkins on a glorious Day 21 of #30DaysOfBiking
Screenshot from the Paku app showing air quality index data from a PurpleAir sensor in the authors backyard in Hopkins, MN. The AQI is 107, unhealthy for some. A time series graph shows AQI values elevated for 4 days.
Weather radar imagery depicts a line of thunderstorms approaching the Twin Cities metro area on April 17, 2025
Screen capture of Xcel Energy website showing marketing language about how Minnesota customers with electric home heat can access discounted rates.
NIH benchmarking of maximum indirect rate from private foundation grant making.
Cooper and TARS dock a spacecraft with a spinning mothership in the film Interstellar. The words “C’mon TARS!” written at the bottom of the gif
A cyclist rides down a gravel regional trail under cloudy skies in winter. Trees have lost their leaves.
Joyful bike rider poses for a selfie beside the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Minnesota amid 18°F temperatures