When Viewed from a Cosmic Perspective, Earth is a Tiny, Unimportant Planet
A large object collided with Jupiter a couple of weeks ago
(pictured here), and had the relatively huge planet not been there, it may have hit our home here in the Milky Way.
It’s worthwhile to reflect occasionally on the Earth’s insignificance in the universe. All this hysteria is happening on a minuscule dot in one of many billions of galaxies.
Here’s the definitive video on this subject. Warning: have a box of tissues near you when you click on it. (more…)
It’s the tenth anniversary of the Time Magazine article “
trepidation. Proposals to use technology to address climate change come in various forms, the two most popular of which are increasing the albedo (reflectiveness) of the Earth, and enabling the oceans to absorb more CO2.
When I deliver a market positioning service for a client, I’m creating an instant recognition of the product or service by means of comparison to something that’s already well known and appreciated in the mind of the recipient.
Yesterday was the birthday of feminist author Gloria Steinem, who said, “Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.”
cience (B.S.), depending on your preferred direction of study. With an environmental studies undergraduate degree, graduates can choose work in a multitude of growing job fields, including geological sciences, anthropology, public policy and administration, environmental planning or consulting, natural resource management, or even environmental law. Numerous universities from the well regarded University of California at Santa Barbara to 
