A reader asks: Why don’t we put power lines underground? I know it can be done. Good question. When the electrical grid was being established 140 years ago, there was much discussion on this subject.
Category: Renewables – Science
String Theory
Here’s a cute video that explains string theory in the most basic terms possible. As “beautiful” as it may be, there is no conceivable way that we can test this concept for validity, and in that way, it seems closer to …
Solar/Wind-Powered Boat Touring the Globe
Normally, I find things like this boat powered by renewables of little value, as they tend to be impractical and expensive novelties. Perhaps one could say the same here, but somehow this got my attention.
Good Ideas in Generating Electricity Require Thinking Outside the Box
Here’s an article in which the author demonstrates the folly of replacing the nuclear power plants in the UK with wind and solar. Was anyone suggesting that this would be a good idea? We could power the country with hamsters …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Displaced Environmental Scientists
Question: What became of the scientists who were fired from the EPA under the Trump administration? Did they a) Languish at home and watch “The New Price Is Right?” or b) Form their own group and rededicate themselves to doing what …
The Reasoning of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, through the voice of Sherlock Holmes: “We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.” What’s more probable?
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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).
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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 …
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Challenge with the Black Sea
The Radovna River (pictured) flows into Slovenia’s longest river, the Soča , which makes its way southeast through Bosnia & Herzegovina into Serbia, where it meets the Danube in Belgrade and flows south into the Black Sea.
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Note on Human Evolution
As we remember from our biology classes, species evolve over time due to spontaneous mutations in our genetic material that either improve or not improve our capacity to thrive in our environment. Mutations that directly relate to sex and death …
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