Energy and Climate

…of their conditions of evolution.   Like computers, to grow larger, the energy system must now shrink in size and cost.  The successful decarbonization of the energy system, the key to the alleviation…

Oceans

…Aquatic environmental DNA (eDNA). Analyzing “naked DNA” in water samples can reveal what animals are nearby. Aquatic eDNA offers low-cost, minimally invasive technology to complement traditional surveys, including in difficult…

Daedalus, Summer 1996

…environment–though often at considerable cost to the environment. Is it now possible that trends in science and technology might actually help to liberate the environment from us? “The Liberation of…

Quiet Ocean plan published

The Science Plan of the International Quiet Ocean Experiment (IQOE) has been published and is available in pdf (see https://www.scor-int.org/IQOE/IQOE_Science_Plan-Final.pdf) and printed formats. Thanks to Peter Tyack, George Frist, Ed…

Carrying Capacity: A Model with Logistically Varying Limits [PDF]

PS Meyer, Ausubel JH. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 61 (3): 209–214 1999

…to create Postscript and PDF versions. All these tools are available in the excellent teTeX-1.0 distribution, available at https://www.tug.org/tetex/. You can find more information on TeX at the TeX users group, https://www.tug.org….

Reuters article on COVID-19 & Quiet Ocean Experiment

…before propeller-driven ships and boats spanned the globe? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-climate-research-i/pandemic-offers-scientists-unprecedented-chance-to-hear-oceans-as-they-once-were-idUSKBN23F1M3 even picked up by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/08/us/08reuters-health-coronavirus-climate-research-insight.html and in the hard copy edition of the Washington Post. The 2009…

eDNA and Loch Ness

…in an AP Television segment about searching for the Loch Ness monster using eDNA. Mark’s interview and footage begins about 2 minutes 50 seconds into the 8-minute segment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5UPXmP5YE0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj8qoHoa0Vg…

Rhythms of the Universe

…5 short segments posted on YouTube. This segment captures the sound and video quite well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu1JCQj5HLY Other segments capture the excellent conversation of Mickey Hart and George Smoot, e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U89XR5KhOWA…