Tag: nanotechnology
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Science and Technology Links
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in Culture, Economics, Environment, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Links – Science and Technology, Politics, Public Policy, Sociology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))1. PBS: Five Cook Stoves Used Around the World 2. Upworthy: It Used To Take Up 40% Of Their Daily Expenses. Then They Found A New Way To Cook. 3. Viral Forest: This is the Pallet Emergency Home. It Can Be Built in One Day With Only Basic Tools. … Developed by the creative folks…
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Limits to Growth: Still Wrong, Still Influential – Bjorn Lomborg
Below is a presentation by Bjorn Lomborg at Creative Innovation 2013: Asia Pacific. I think this is a remarkable presentation. First, a few remarks. How much can the global economy grow? That is a big issue in economics and environmentalism. Clearly, the earth has a fixed quantity of resources. If the economy grows exponentially, then…
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Science and Technology Links
1. The Atlantic: What Americans Don't Know About Science On a recent survey, just 74 percent of Americans said that the Earth revolves around the sun. … … As you'll see, in the words of the report, "many Americans provide multiple incorrect answers to basic questions about scientific facts." Then again, "residents of other countries, including highly…
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Science and Technology Links
1. Why We Should Look Forward To Living To 120 And Beyond … Consider these facts: More than $1 trillion has been spent on biomedical research over the past 20 years. These investments should soon start yielding longevity dividends. The number of scientists working on extending the life span worldwide has increased exponentially as computer…
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Thoughts on the “The Limits to Panic”
Forty-one years after the publication of the infamous Limits to Growth, Bjorn Lomborg offers this excellent piece, The Limits to Panic: … But the report's fundamental legacy remains: we have inherited a tendency to obsess over misguided remedies for largely trivial problems, while often ignoring big problems and sensible remedies. In the early 1970's, the…
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Nanoparticle Tech Could Bring Clean Water to Rural Poor
Live Science: Nanoparticle Tech Could Bring Clean Water to Rural Poor A water purification system that uses nanotechnology to remove bacteria, viruses and other contaminants may be able to deliver clean drinking water to rural communities for less than $3 a year per family, according to a new study. Researchers at the Indian Institute of…
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Saturday Links
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in Asia, China, Current Affairs, Economic Development, Economics, Evolution, Gender and Sex, Immigration, Links – Saturday, Religion, Science, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution1. The United States had its financial bubble. Europe is having one too. Is China next? If it is, it could reshape the global economy and radically reshape the Chinese government. Here is an interesting piece about China’s real estate bubble. 2. Robert Tracinski thinks we are in the midst of a Third Industrial Revolution.…
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in Africa, Asia, Business, Capitalism and Markets, Central America, China, Christian Life, Demography, Ecclesia, Economic Development, Economics, Health and Medicine, History, Immigration, International Affairs, Links – Saturday, Politics, Race, Religion, Science, Sociology, South America, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution1. Christian History magazine has an entire issue devoted to Christians in the New Industrial Economy: The World Changed, the Church Responded. It is a priceless collection of essays on how various religious traditions responded to (or failed to) the challenges of the Industrial Revolution. Issue 104 examines the impact of automation on Europe and…