Croatia and Hydroelectricity: A Long-Standing Friendship
Some of the most powerful rivers in Croatia are dammed up to form man-made lakes so as to generate hydroelectricity. Apparently, it’s been that way since the late 19th Century. (more…)
Nicola Tesla, Rightfully Hailed as a Hero
VICTORY HAS A HUNDRED FATHERS AND DEFEAT IS AN ORPHAN – Popularized by President John F. Kennedy , but coined by the Italian diplomat, and son-in-law of Mussolini, Count Caleazzo Ciano (1903-44). (more…)
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Americans Have a Declining Relationship with Their Corporations
Over the last half century here in the U.S., there have been a few mega-trends that have redefined American life, and most of these are summed up in the work cynicism. We now have a pervasive distrust of government that, was perhaps bubbling beneath the surface, but didn’t have any real size and strength at the end of WW II. (more…)
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Climate Change: What It Is, What It Isn’t
This piece in The Economist puts humankind’s position vis-a-vis climate change into perspective. It’s not the end of the world, and it’s not the end of humanity either. (more…)
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Slovenia Is Different
Firewood stacked for the coming winter. Slovenia.
Slovenians put their priorities in different places than we Americans do. For instance, they make a huge deal out of stacking firewood; the image at the left is something one sees virtually everywhere over here. I’ve split a fair amount of wood in my day, but I have to admit I had a considerable devil-may-care attitude to how I stacked the logs when I was finished. (more…)
A Contrubuted Post: How Much Does an Engineer Earn?
Meta-description: How much can you earn as an engineer? How much does a fresh engineer earn? Would you make more money as an engineering consultant? Find out answers to all this and more – we have the latest numbers here for you. (more…)
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Science in Peril
It was on this day in 1848 that the American Association for the Advancement of Science, known as AAAS, was created.
Until recently, math and science were exalted as the disciplines that separated truth from falsity, fact from opinion or propaganda. (more…)
Changing the World Starts with You and Me
The incredible photos here remind us of one thing: the power that rests in all of us to change the world. When Greta Thunberg would skip school each Friday to protest here government leaders’ indifference to environmental protection, she could not possibly have foreseen the world’s reaction just two short years later.
Eating in the Balkans
The cuisine of the Balkans is very much about meat and carbs. Green vegetables aren’t easy to grow, and though one does see vast fields of corns, they’re largely there to feed the cattle. These people seem to have the same land-use issue with raising beef, at a micro level, as the Amazon has at a scale thousands of times larger. (more…)
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From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: Does Growing Organic Food Require More Energy?
There are plenty of good reasons to get excited about organic farming and growing organic food. Of course, organic agriculture is also sometimes misunderstood. It seeks to produce as much food as possible without the use of genetic engineering and synthetic compounds. These compounds include pesticides, fertilizers and other growth-altering additives. (more…)
