by Tom | Apr 30, 2003 | Science
You’re In Control (Urine Control) is the latest in the list of “how on earth did they get that funded” projects.The You
by Tom | Apr 30, 2003 | Science
You’re In Control (Urine Control) is the latest in the list of “how on earth did they get that funded” projects.The You
by Tom | Apr 28, 2003 | Science
Jared Diamond asks the question Why do some societies make disastrous decisions? (Scroll down for the talk).What I’m going to suggest is a road map of factors in failures of groupdecision making. I’ll divide the answers into a sequence of four...
by Tom | Mar 29, 2003 | Science
Time Zones can still cause trouble. The article talks about how to address this in Movable Type, but the really interesting quote is this one:Also of note is that, this year, Europe moves to DST two days before Iraq does, which is five days before the US does,...
by Tom | Mar 29, 2003 | Science
Another human ingenuity story: using the temperature difference between the deep and surface ocean (up to 43C) you can create fresh water and power. This will provide a massive boost for smaller islands, and might even make some currently uninhabitable places...
