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Subtle and not so subtle biases shape assessment of Fukushima
As readers of this blog may have figured out, I like to discuss political issues related to science and technology. Although I am personally a bit to the left of the American center, my ideology, if I have one, is … Continue reading
Should we call the Fukushima meltdowns a nuclear disaster?
A year ago, in the immediate aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns, I prepared a proposal for a middle grade book called “Lessons from Fukushima: The Promise and Risks of Nuclear Power.” My editor at Twenty-First Century Books accepted it, and … Continue reading
James Webb Space Telescope on Chopping Block
URGENT from Heidi Hammel: “The House Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee has proposed termination of the James Webb Space Telescope. Now is the time to contact your representatives in Washington, as well as members of the Appropriations Subcommittees, if … Continue reading
Japan can learn from Chernobyl
There’s been a lot of sensationalism about the meltdowns at the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility. I just read an article that puts Fukushima into perspective without minimizing its seriousness.
What do extreme weather events tell us about climate change?
“Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.” That famous quotation from science fiction great Robert A. Heinlein captures the difficulty climate scientists have when trying to share the science behind global warming to the general public through … Continue reading
Make no myth-take about climate change risks
I have been an admirer of Richard Muller for some time, though I had no idea that he was among the climate change skeptics. One of the reasons I admire him is that he follows the evidence, and in doing so, he came to a conclusion opposite to what his funders had hoped for: “that the Berkeley (Earth Surface Temperature) project would conclude that global warming is a myth.” No myth. No myth-take! Continue reading
Groundhog Day moved ahead to January 25
An April Fool’s Day prank with a point. Read this link to understand why Groundhog Day really should be moved ahead to January 25. http://action.ucsusa.org/site/Ecard?ecard_id=1761&autologin=true
Japanese Nuclear Crisis: TMI, Chernobyl, or In-between
My favorite chapter from my 1995 book Catastrophe! Great Engineering Failure–and Success is the one where I discuss two very different nuclear reactor accidents, Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. It is my favorite because of the way I ended it. … Continue reading
Review of Alone Together by Sherry Turkle
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle (Basic Books, $28.95, 378 pages, January, 2011) Reviewed by Dr. Fred Bortz