18 Plus Our work
18 Plus is a place to research, plan, and make something real. Here's work of a few kinds: sites already out in the world, completed project proposals, audio episodes, and short explainers.
Live projects
Sites that are already public.
Podcasts & explainers
Audio episodes and short explainers from 18 Plus.
Podcast · 20:33
How America Picks a President: Inside the Electoral College →
A 20-minute conversation, by Ronnie Patterson, with hosts Andrew Gray and Claire Whitmore, on how the Electoral College works, why it was built this way, and the arguments for changing it or keeping it — without telling you what to think.
Explainer
The Electoral College in 2 Minutes →
A short explainer, by Ronnie Patterson, of how the Electoral College works, why it was built this way, the main arguments for and against it, and the ideas under debate — not recommendations.
Completed project proposals
Finished plans and presentations — the plans themselves, not built plants or signed partnerships.
Closing the Circle · Completed proposal
From Community Waste to Community Fertilizer →
A sequential plan, by Ronnie Patterson, for turning wastewater methane and recovered nutrients into fertilizer for nearby farms — one proven step at a time.
Completed proposal
Philadelphia’s Trash, Chester, and a Net-Positive Path →
A public brief by Ronald Patterson that steps back from the incinerator-versus-landfill debate to ask what Philadelphia can change in its own waste stream, and how the Closing the Circle plan could serve as a carefully tested end use for organics. It takes no position on any bill, contract, or candidate.