The Census of Marine Life issues a press release highlighting its progress during the past year.
News
The view over “Democracy Plaza”
We post the view of the Rockefeller Center ice skating rink from Jesse’s Sloan office the morning after the Presidential election.
(click on the image to see a larger view)
Jesse at The Lindbergh Symposium
The Lindbergh Symposium issues a press release about the 13 November 2004 Florida conference in which Jesse will speak about green mobility.
Supergrid2
Jesse gave the opening keynote at the Supergrid2 conference on
the continental supergrid for hydrogen and electricity at the
U. of Illinois 24-27 October. A report of the meeting will be
ready by the end of 2004. Attendees developed identified
numerous technical challenges and potential solutions for this
potential continental energy exchange, which could become over
the decades an eBay for buyers and sellers of protons and
electrons from kilowatts to gigawatts.
Washington Post Virtual-U
Virtual-U and the Serious Games movement that Jesse has helped build makes the front page of the Washington Post.
We have a PDF version here: https://phe.rockefeller.edu/PDF_FILES/WashPost18Oct2004.pdf
ZEPP’s is SlashDotted
Jesse’s article on Zero Emission Power Plants (ZEPPs) was slashdotted!
https://science.slashdot.org/science/04/10/14/1427207.shtml?tid=126&tid=134
Original article: https://www.aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-10/iss-5/p20.html
Butterflies paper in PNAS
“Ten Species in One: DNA Barcoding Reveals Cryptic Species in the Neotropical Skipper Butterfly Astraptes fulgerator“ paper by Paul Hebert, Erin Penton, John Burns, Daniel Janzen, and Winnie Hallwachs to be published this fall in Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences. This exciting study demonstrates the power of DNA barcoding coupled with traditional taxonomic tools in disclosing hidden diversity, a critical issue in global conservation.
Globalization, Migration, and Latin American Ecosystems
The article “Globalization, Migration, and Latin American Ecosystems” by T M Aide and H R Grau (Science 305: 1915-1916, 2004, 24 September) draws on our land use work to make the case that high-yield agriculture is contributing to abandonment of marginal lands and reforestation.
Big Green Energy Machines
Jesse’s Big Green Energy Machines, based on his June 2004 talk about ZEPPs and the Supergrid at the Millennium Technology Prize symposium in Finland, is the cover story in the October issue of The Industrial Physicist.
We also have a PDF copy on our servers: https://phe.rockefeller.edu/PDF_FILES/BigGreen.pdf
Birds paper published in PLoS Biology
“Identification of Birds Through DNA Barcodes” paper by Paul Hebert, Mark Stoeckle, Tyler Zemlak, and Charles Francis published online in PLoS Biology on September 28, 2004. This landmark paper demonstrates the effectiveness of DNA barcodes in distinguishing North American birds. In addition, several probable new species were found, suggesting that a global survey of birds utilizing museum specimens could rapidly (and inexpensively!) lead to the recognition of many new species. A synopsis accompanies the article in PLoS Biology and a Rockefeller University press release provides additional information.