passing of Rodney Nichols

…Rockefeller University itself. Here are notices in the 2 September New York Times from Rod’s family and from The Rockefeller University. We will miss Rod greatly. Jesse offers a Remembrance….

Aquatic environmental DNA (eDNA)

…around New York City.  In 2017 we demonstrated eDNA from 1 liter water samples was sufficient to detect seasonal movements and habitat preference of fish in New York Harbor. In…

Finish for trains and start for maglevs?

…to emerge. Help sometimes comes from unexpected places. Sailing ships had trouble getting through the Suez canal and thus lost a crucial market. What might be the Suez canal for…

Passing of Dr. Robert M. White

…who had the privilege of working with him.” The Washington Post ran a good remembrance. The New York Times also runs an obituary: Robert M. White, Meteorologist Who Revolutionized Weather…

Reviews of The Seasons

Galatee’s The Seasons, on which Jesse Ausubel served as a science advisor, earns good reviews. Review: The Nature Documentary ‘Seasons’ Looks at Land Animals New York Times ‘Seasons’ takes a…

Where is Energy Going? [PDF]

JH Ausubel. The Industrial Physicist 6 (1): 16–19 2000 The essay had appeared in Italian in the special millennial edition of the Italian financial newspaper, Il Sole/24 Ore, on 17 November 1999; also in Italian as Benvenuti nel millennio nuclear, pp.163-168 in Duemila: Verso una societa aperta, M. Moussanet, ed., Il Sole 24 Ore, Milano, 2000.

…edition of the Italian financial newspaper, Il Sole/24 Ore, on 17 November 1999; also in Italian as Benvenuti nel millennio nucleare, pp.163-168 in Duemila: Verso una societa aperta, M. Moussanet,…

An article about the Sloan-sponsored

An article about the Sloan-sponsored university simulator Virtual-U appeared in the New York Times on 9 April 2000 – Running Things (Into the Ground) An article about professional master’s programs…