Put differently, can human consciousness ever understand the universe in its entirety? The incredibly quotable Albert Einstein once said, “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” He died in 1955 (the year I was born), …
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What Does the Discovery of Seven Exoplanets Mean?
Most of us here on the planet we call home are excited about NASA’s discovery of seven Earth-like planets, about 39 light-years from where you’re sitting right now. That seems almost close enough to reach out and touch. It appears …
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Will We Achieve Sustainability? Brain Chemistry Plays a Role
A colleague from England, Gary Tulie, sent me something yesterday that he knew you and I would find interesting, given that it has a direct relationship to achieving sustainability on this planet. He writes:
Migration to Renewables Happening at an Ever-Accelerating Pace
Commenter “Mark” writes: Craig, here is a link to the work of IBM. Heat, cooling, desalination and electricity in one machine. Yes, this is another take on Concentrated Solar PV, and apparently holds great potential. It’s another example of a …
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The Plummeting Cost of Light
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie sent me this incredible article on the falling cost of light over the millennia. My first thought when I saw it was that I would skim through it, since the subject matter may seem fairly obvious. …
Dealing with the Sheer Enormity of Human Suffering
For those who haven’t seen the incredibly thought-provoking video below, I recommend it highly. Here are a few comments:
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A Contributed Post: Geospatial Intelligence Is Helping the Green Energy Movement
Technology has always been the driving force behind green energy developments. We’ve reached an amazing level of efficiency in terms of how renewable, natural energy sources are harvested. We also have newer technologies designed to make green energy consumer-friendly and …
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The Black Swan Effect: Why Predictions of the Future Are Hard to Make
A friend sent me this piece predicting a spike in worldwide political violence in the 2020s. Craig: I don’t put any credence in this at all, for a few reasons, primarily the so-called Black Swan effect, i.e., we tend to …
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Climate Change Deniers and the Anti-Science Movement
Here, Neil Degrasse Tyson provides his explanation as to why there are so many anti-science, climate change deniers in our population. As is a common characteristic of intelligent people, he looks inward: Where did we fail? How did we allow …
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James Watt and the Unit of Power Named for Him
It’s the birthday of the seminal Scottish chemist and mechanical engineer James Watt, best known for his improvements in the steam engine that provided a considerable boost to the nascent Industrial Revolution in the 18th Century. Watt’s name, of …
