Philosophy
Happy Earth Day everyone. With the price of gas nearing an average of $4/gallon and the one year anniversary of the nation's worst oil spill in the news, one would think we would be having serious discussions of alternative energy and weening ourselves and the planet from its petroleum addiction. Yet, we're not.
What would be necessary for this? It seemed that the popularization of the science behind global warming was starting to give rise to the discussion -- the notion of carbon footprint, at least, became part of the cultural consciousness. But even here, the conversation seems to have faded.
What do we need to get the ball rolling once more? Or is it something that we need to have a Manhattan Project type push on? Is it something that will slowly seep its way into culture one small step at a time?
- Anonymous Anonymous
Today is the 76th anniversary of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. While there is considerable debate in the public health community about its efficacy, the model has been applied to virtually all other forms of addiciton, from Narcotics Anonymous...
- Lying And The Price Of Gas
I was having a conversation with the short people while pumping gas and they asked about the strange numbers on the sign in front of the station. I answered that it was the price of a gallon of gas and they asked why it always ended with 9/10ths of a...
- James Hansen's Rebuttal To "new York Times" Article
The quote in The New York Times: "Reached by telephone, Hansen sounds annoyed as he says, 'There are bigger fish to fry than Freeman Dyson,' who 'doesn’t know what he’s talking about.' In an e-mail message, he adds that his own concern...
- Science And The New President
The following is a succinct article about science and the next United States president from Wired.com. It highlights salient issues that are familiar and I must underscore one particular section that involves finances and human lives: "Let’s do as much...
- Victorian Popular Astronomer: Sir Robert Stawell Ball
Sir Robert Stawell Ball 1840-1913 Sir Robert Ball SIR ROBERT STAWELL BALL Free, online books: A Popular Guide to the Heavens A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy Astronomy Elements of Astronomy Experimental Mechanics: A course of Lectures Delivered...
Philosophy
Earth Day
Happy Earth Day everyone. With the price of gas nearing an average of $4/gallon and the one year anniversary of the nation's worst oil spill in the news, one would think we would be having serious discussions of alternative energy and weening ourselves and the planet from its petroleum addiction. Yet, we're not.
What would be necessary for this? It seemed that the popularization of the science behind global warming was starting to give rise to the discussion -- the notion of carbon footprint, at least, became part of the cultural consciousness. But even here, the conversation seems to have faded.
What do we need to get the ball rolling once more? Or is it something that we need to have a Manhattan Project type push on? Is it something that will slowly seep its way into culture one small step at a time?
- Anonymous Anonymous
Today is the 76th anniversary of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. While there is considerable debate in the public health community about its efficacy, the model has been applied to virtually all other forms of addiciton, from Narcotics Anonymous...
- Lying And The Price Of Gas
I was having a conversation with the short people while pumping gas and they asked about the strange numbers on the sign in front of the station. I answered that it was the price of a gallon of gas and they asked why it always ended with 9/10ths of a...
- James Hansen's Rebuttal To "new York Times" Article
The quote in The New York Times: "Reached by telephone, Hansen sounds annoyed as he says, 'There are bigger fish to fry than Freeman Dyson,' who 'doesn’t know what he’s talking about.' In an e-mail message, he adds that his own concern...
- Science And The New President
The following is a succinct article about science and the next United States president from Wired.com. It highlights salient issues that are familiar and I must underscore one particular section that involves finances and human lives: "Let’s do as much...
- Victorian Popular Astronomer: Sir Robert Stawell Ball
Sir Robert Stawell Ball 1840-1913 Sir Robert Ball SIR ROBERT STAWELL BALL Free, online books: A Popular Guide to the Heavens A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy Astronomy Elements of Astronomy Experimental Mechanics: A course of Lectures Delivered...