Mortal Sea wins Bancroft Prize
A book from the History of Marine Animal Populations project of the Census of Marine Life program has earned a top history prize. The Bancroft Prize is “generally considered to…
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mtDNA sequences can define insect species
DNA-based species descriptions could enable a catalog of life on Earth. Without some sort of automated approach, I believe this goal is unattainable. Insects are a good place to start…
We have added six
We have added six new full-text (with figures) online papers: Human Population Dynamics Revisited with the Logistic Model: How Much Can Be Modeled and Predicted? Elektron: Electrical Systems in Retrospect…
French CoML Slide Show
The French newspaper, Liberation, assembled a slide show of photos of plankton from the Bermuda triangle cruise of the Census of Marine Life by superb photographer and scientist Russell Hopcroft….
EconTalk interview
On August 24th Jesse Ausubel was interviewed by Russ Roberts on EconTalk, a weekly economics podcast. The hour-long interview, Agriculture, Technology, and the Return of Nature, can be heard here….
Deep Carbon Observatory abiotic carbon research
A press release summarizes the research of the Deep Carbon Observatory on methane and other hydrocarbons that are not fossil fuels but rather abiotic in origin. Congratulations to Giuseppe Etiope…
Book Review: ‘More from Less’ by Andrew McAfee
PHE Researcher Iddo Wernick published a review of ‘More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources?and What Happens Next’ by Andrew McAfee in…
The New York Times
The New York Times mentions the Sloan Foundation’s Limits to Knowledge program and quotes Jesse….
NYTIMES Newspaper Circulation
On 9 May 2006 The New York Times reported the decline in daily US newspaper circulation from 63 million in 1984 to 45 million in March 2006. The associated fall…
Cal Tech Harris Distinguished lecture
Together with long-time colleague Nebosja Nakicenovic, Jesse Ausubel will give the William and Myrtle Harris Distinguished lectures in Science and Civilization on “Cars and Civilization” at the California Institute of…