Here’s a shirt whose message is a straightforward reply to the growing lack of interest in and antipathy towards science. I need to get a few of these. Of course, I live in a hugely “God and country” town; the …
Category: Renewables – Science
Scientific American, Of All Magazines, Weighs In On Donald Trump
It’s hardly news that Americans show a profound lack of interest in and respect for science, and that this is worrisome to everyone who understands the depths to which this has the capacity to take us. Exactly how this …
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Power Consumption on Earth: We Need It Cleaner, But Do We Need More Of It?
A reader comments: A by-product of permanently reversing greenhouse gas emissions through technological means must be a massive increase in energy availability for all people. These two imperatives are connected and indivisible. I don’t see many comments about these important …
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Talking Points for Craig Shields’ Interview with the Wall Street Business Network
One of my colleagues is trying to put together an interview for me with the Wall Street Business Network, and asked me to develop some “talking points” to provide an example of how this might unfold. I just knocked out …
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Violations of the Laws of Thermodynamics
I try not to be too nasty to people who send me stuff, regardless of how ridiculous it may appear. Here’s a sample dialog that happened just a couple of minutes ago: Message: Inventor Seeking Investments For Technological Development
The Old Story of Science and Religion
Recently I was reconnected with a friend from college who asked me how I wound up majoring in physics and philosophy, given that they’re two radically different ways of understanding our physical and mental universes. I thought readers might be interested …
Arcane Atomic Theory May Hold Key To Clean Energy
My brilliant and self-deprecating friend Jim Boyden (Ph.D. in physics from CalTech), asks: Have you been following this (announcement from Blacklight Power)? I haven’t looked at it for some time. It all goes back to Mills’ hydrino theory (maybe). I haven’t …
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From Brand New Guest Blogger Megan Nichols: Can Osmosis Pave the Way for Clean Energy?
Water has long been a form a renewable energy through massive dams that provide hydroelectric power. Now it can become a new form of water power with a natural process of using salt water known as osmosis. How Osmosis Works
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Many of Our Great Discoveries Were Accidental
According to the Writer’s Almanac, it’s the birthday of James Whistler whose most famous painting was titled Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), but it’s more commonly known as “Whistler’s Mother.” It’s a portrait of Anna Matilda McNeill …
Where Is Our Energy Mix Headed, and When Will It Get There?
A reader posed a series of questions, to which I respond in italics below each. • Are we at so saturated a point now with atmospheric carbon and methane, and the climbing global temp, that the long-delaying elite of …
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