Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. The silence of Mammon [...] Most hard-headed business people are no doubt reluctant to make these arguments. They are more concerned with balancing their books than with engaging in worthy debates about freedom and democracy. But they would do well to become a bit less reticent: [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Who Needs the Grid?- The Atlantic Since the boxes are “fuel agnostic,” customers can run them on existing propane, natural gas, or ethanol sources. But they’ll also run on plant waste, or almost anything else containing hydrogen and carbon. And the eventual “killer app”? Processing wind- [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. The Story Behind the Story – The Atlantic In both instances, Richmond’s political bias made him tone-deaf to the context and import of Sotomayor’s remarks. Bear in mind that he was looking not simply to understand the judge, but to expose her supposed hidden agenda. [...] [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Flawed climate data Steve and I showed that the mathematics behind the Mann Hockey Stick were badly flawed, such that its shape was determined by suspect bristlecone tree ring data. Controversies quickly piled up: Two expert panels involving the U.S. National Academy of Sciences were asked [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Letter from FBI’s Robert S. Mueller (This is the content of a letter from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, sent to Scottish Minister Kenny MacAskill regarding the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.) [...]Your action gives comfort to terrorists around the world who now [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. How I Did It: Alden Mills of Perfect Fitness In the office, everyone has a Perfect Pushup by their desks, and we keep two Perfect Pullups on one side of the room along with other fitness products we’re working on. I encourage people to work out [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. The truth about grit Interestingly, it also appears that praising children for their intelligence can make them less likely to persist in the face of challenges, a crucial element of grit. [...] After taking the test, one group was praised for their intelligence – “You must [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears Embedding identity documents – passports, drivers licenses, and the like – with RFID chips is a no-brainer to government officials. Increasingly, they are promoting it as a 21st century application of technology that will help speed border crossings, safeguard [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Meet the man who has exposed the great climate change con trick What makes you sure that you’re right and all those scientists out there saying the opposite are wrong? ‘I’m a geologist. We geologists have always recognised that climate changes over time. Where we differ [...]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Amazon Taps Its Inner Apple Jeff Bezos is trying to do to book publishers what Steve Jobs of Apple did to the music industry. With its iPod and iTunes Store, Apple carved out a largely virgin market so fast that it was able to wrest control [...]
