Education
Daniel graduated from West Chester East High School in 1980. With an academic scholarship, he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics, minoring in Philosophy, at West Chester University. His aptitude in math and science earned him the distinction of becoming WCU's first statistics tutor. Graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1984, Daniel was inducted into Phi Sigma Tau, the international honor society for philosophers, and Pi Gamma Mu, the premier honor society in the social sciences.
Career and Multidisciplinary Expertise
Daniel's real-world success spans real estate, banking, finance, and investment, building a foundation of multidisciplinary expertise. Research and development have been a cornerstone of his pursuits, particularly in economics and the physical sciences. Risk management emerged as a pivotal focus, tying together his diverse interests.
Science and Technology
Daniel's passion for science and technology began early, with strong foundations in geology, biology, meteorology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. At just 18, he developed the world's first computer program for filing federal tax returns. In his 20s and 30s, he collaborated with physicist Sidd Mukherjee of Ohio State University, pioneering much of the early worldwide web. Together, they launched platforms like The Philadelphia Spirit Experiment Publishing Company (membrane.com) and KingArthur.com, which hosted the first web-based publishing platform for artists and scientists. Their work included Glistening Trail Records, the first web-based record company with music videos and streaming services.
The pair also broke ground in climate change research, identifying its exponential progression -- a now widely accepted scientific fact. "We developed the hypothesis of the non-linear acceleration of climate change in the 1990s, which evolved into established climate theory by the 2000s," Daniel explains. "Initially, climate change impacts doubled every 100 years. That timeframe has now shortened to just 2 years."
COVID-19 Research
In 2020, Daniel expanded his research to the immune response to SARS-CoV-2. His first paper, COVID-19 and Air Pollution, was published on May 26, 2020. He followed this with papers exploring topics such as long COVID, genetic susceptibility, and the role of nutrition in immune health.
New Economics and Climate Change
In 2023, Daniel published The Age of Loss and Damage: Climate Change Economics and the Exponential Costs to Society, which redefines economics by integrating climate science, statistics, and physics. He critiques traditional economic models, advocating for the adoption of exponential functions to address rapid climate change.
"Our climate model employs chaos theory to predict a global temperature increase of up to 9° above pre-industrial levels, threatening human survival. Acknowledging these risks is essential to developing effective crisis management strategies."
Risk Management and Crisis Response
Daniel has spent over 40 years studying and implementing risk management, earning accolades in economics, philosophy, and logic. By the 1990s, he identified human activity as the greatest risk to humanity, with climate change and an aging population emerging as intertwined existential crises.
"We face daunting challenges, but acknowledging the gravity of our situation compels us to act. Robust crisis management is not just necessary -- it is imperative for humanity's survival."
Quotes
In 1997, his mentor Sidd Mukherjee remarked, "You do not suffer fools gladly."
In 2007, his son Christopher Brouse astutely observed, "Dad, you are a little too smart for your own good."