You can follow along in real time. Currently they are literally in the doldrums.

thefamousproject.io/mapster-wp-m...

I know this is not the point of your post, but one option for them to consider is to combine their love of science with law. Do their science undergrad, then add a law degree and go into IP law. The best patent attorneys all had STEM degrees.

It is also incorrect to assume we can't have unlimited energy without fossil fuels.

As I understand it bit-flips caused by cosmic rays or solar radiation are relatively common and are mitigated by error correction and redundancy. In this case, a new software update omitted some protection routines (I speculate, error correction code). The fix is re-installing the previous rev.

Most Japanese people know their blood type, but they joked that if you asked a foreigner their answer was "akai", which means red.

This has big implications for countries that have heavy reliance on solar energy. The extra hour of daylight during the evening peak hugely helps solar meet demand during the summer. I'm fine with killing the change over, but let's keep permanent summer time.

This reads like great satire but it's probably real in the current timeline.