The Environment Since 1970

JH Ausubel, DG Victor, IK Wernick. Consequences: The Nature and Implications of Environmental Change 1 (3): 2–15 1995

…recently. Asian households using wood- and dung- fueled ovens experience indoor particulate concentrations greater than one hundred times the WHO standards. Another problem of intense local concern is disposal of…

Working Less and Living Longer: Long-Term Trends in Working Time and Time Budgets

JH Ausubel, Arnulf Grübler. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 50: 113–131 1995

…holidays”2 -1,744 -8,534 -10,278 -720 -3,280 -4,000 Shorter/Longer Work career3 +11,674 -13,779 -2,105 -2,675 +19,268 +16,593 TOTAL -26,830 -34,810 -61,640 -22,240 -710 -22,950 1Changes in hours worked per week (lower…

Chernobyl After Perestroika: Reflections on a Recent Visit

JH Ausubel. Technology in Society 14: 187–198 1992

…good. I mention some impressive modeling of regional ecosystems, especially integrated ecological modeling of soils, forests, atmosphere, and hydrology. The hydrology was particularly advanced. The Chernobyl accident made data available

“Continental Supergrid” summary

…helped the concept to develop, notably through a 5-7 November workshop in Palo Alto. Papers from the meeting will be available shortly. An excellent summary is available in PDF: https://phe.rockefeller.edu/PDF_FILES/SuperGridSummary.pdf…

The Census of the Fishes: Concept Paper

Jesse H. Ausubel. phe.rockefeller.edu, January 1997

…turn the available data into widespread assessments of stocks. Moreover, the goal of the assessments of fish stocks in many cases is to construct an index of abundance, rather than…

Godfather – The Scientist

…for his experiments. For reasons not gone into, they were no longer available. Someone who needed a license to export a computer. An aging scientist who wanted to be restored…