Those looking for a few seconds of entertainment (?) can watch this GIF of the impact of a cat and a soccer ball, and then check out the conservation on the subject between legendary environmentalist Paul Scott (Plug-In-America co-founder) and …
Category: Renewables – Science
What We Learned from Rene Descartes
It’s the birthday of French mathematician, scientist and philosopher, a true badass of Western thought, Rene Descartes, most famous for his line, “I think therefore I am.”
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Christians for Satan
A reader sent me this piece on the Hobby Lobby, and added, “Christians for Satan.” Now that’s funny. What isn’t funny, of course, is how decidedly unChristian these people are.
Covid-19: Emotions Run High
A reader, “Maria,” and I are having a conversation that may be of interest. Maria: The US fatality rate for Covid-19 is less than 1% — it’s 0.7 – 0.8%. Precautions? Yes, by all means! Beyond that we have to …
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Fun with Basic Physics
A reader sent me the photo here and asked me to do the basic physics (no calculus) associated with what will happen to the (idiot) kid at right. The first thing to do is estimate the mass of the cylindrical …
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War on Science
Here’s a wonderful video on the so-called “war on science,” featuring, among other things, the Flat Earth Society, which drew a record 650 participants to its fourth annual conference. For grins, I caught a few minutes of the lectures on …
Does This Motor Represent a Breakthrough in Torque Density?
Is this for real? Possibly, but I’m always suspicious of people who claim to have “invented” some new electromechanical breakthrough, but who don’t know the units by which its supposed benefits are measured. This guy says this motor has three …
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Preparing Young People for Life in the Real World
I thought this was great. Fortunately, we are turning out a large and growing number of environmental science majors, though one wonders what they’re going to be actually doing in the workplace, given that science is increasingly ignored in our …
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Good News! Director of the National Economic Council Declares Coronavirus “Contained”
From Politico: White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Tuesday that the U.S. has “contained” the threat of a domestic coronavirus outbreak, breaking with the warnings of officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We have contained …
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Conservation of Energy: Neat Video
We often talk about the basic principles of physics here, since they are so fundamental to our understanding of the various sources of energy available to us.
