It’s the birthday of Ernest Rutherford, best known for presenting us with the first model of the atom that included electrons spinning around a tiny but relatively high-mass nucleus of the opposite charge. He won a Nobel Prize in chemistry …
Happy Birthday to a Great Chemist (Or Should I Say Physicist?) Read More »
Albeit off-topic, I thought I’d post this all-too typical conversation I’m having with an acquaintance on Facebook. She posted a video of some ISIS people brutalizing their captives, and writes: This is Islam in the real world! NO FILTER NO …
Frequent commenter “Breath on the Wind” provides some very interesting and important math in response to my recent post about charging electric vehicles. His central point is that the incremental amount of load on the grid associated with converting all …
The Environmental Impact of Electric Transportation Read More »
Here’s an article on Volkswagen’s ambitions for its line of electric vehicles. Note that it claims a range of 300 miles (at 3 miles/KWh) and a charging time of 15 minutes. That’s nice as long as you have a 400KW …
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes in response to my piece “Ian Bremmer’s Frightening Position on Climate Change” as follows: For the entire history of human civilization, an impending apocalypse has been an enormously popular prediction. The fact that none has actually occurred, …
Just got this from a friend, and I thought I’d pass it on to you. It’s true, btw.
I may not have mentioned that I act as a tutor for kids in the local schools and colleges; here’s my flier on the subject. I bring this up because I just got this LinkedIn invitation from a fellow (pictured) …
I spend a decent amount of time on Facebook, staying in touch with old friends and trying to build a strong social media presence for 2GreenEnergy. To say the very least, this activity has its ups and downs; in particular, …
Facebook Is Home To Some Really Hateful and Ignorant Stuff Read More »
Today is the 171st anniversary of the first publication of “Scientific American.” The very name of the magazine is hopeful, when you think about it. It’s always been a good time to encourage Americans to be scientific in thinking and behavior. …
Scientific American: The Very Name Carries a Significant Level of Optimism Read More »
It’s the birthday of German philosopher and theologian Georg Hegel, best known for his observation that human societies evolve via a clash of opposite viewpoints, called dialectics. He theorized that each conflict of contraries results in something new which then itself …
