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Jevons paradox: a problem for energy efficiency? | Ramin Skibba

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Science Writer and Communicator. Jevons paradox: a problem for energy efficiency? I’d like to discuss an issue that probably isn’t sufficiently studied or addressed. If the Jevons paradox is relevant for today’s energy consumption and efficiency problems (or to other resources), then it is certainly worth further investigation. The “ Jevons paradox. 8221; (which I briefly mentioned in a previous post. Jevons was wrong about a few points: he failed to foresee the development of energy substitutes for coal...

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How Does Pope Francis’s Encyclical Affect the Climate Change Debate? | Ramin Skibba

https://raminskibba.net/2015/07/03/how-does-pope-franciss-encyclical-affect-the-climate-change-debate

Science Writer and Communicator. How Does Pope Francis’s Encyclical Affect the Climate Change Debate? In a bold and surprising move, Pope Francis waded into the global climate change debate last month. He did not mince words or make a few minor remarks about these contentious issues; he wrote a lengthy and widely circulated encyclical discussing the “gravity of the ecological crisis.” Even before the official document,. Came out, the Italian magazine. Wrote a good summary), generating considerable media.

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Tussles in Brussels: How Einstein vs Bohr Shaped Modern Science Debates | Ramin Skibba

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Science Writer and Communicator. Tussles in Brussels: How Einstein vs Bohr Shaped Modern Science Debates. Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein (photo by Paul Ehrenfest, 1925). Problem back then. The nuclear physicist Lise Meitner came on the scene a couple years later.). Conference participants, October 1927. Institut International de Physique Solvay, Brussels. Quantum Mechanics: Historical Contingency and the Copenhagen Hegemony. Why do the Einstein. Implications for Today’s Scientific Debates. And parallel u...

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COMPETES Act: The House Science Committee’s Controversial Bill | Ramin Skibba

https://raminskibba.net/2015/05/11/competes-act-the-house-science-committees-controversial-bill

Science Writer and Communicator. COMPETES Act: The House Science Committee’s Controversial Bill. Two weeks ago, the United States House Science Committee, chaired by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), passed the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1806) along party lines. I was hopeful about the passage of an earlier version of the bill.) Its current version, however, includes contentious cuts to NSF and DOE research programs, and it now proceeds to the House floor. In March), and he made a small concession.

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High-Definition Space Telescope: Our Giant Glimpse of the Future? | Ramin Skibba

https://raminskibba.net/2015/07/31/high-definition-space-telescope-our-giant-glimpse-of-the-future

Science Writer and Communicator. High-Definition Space Telescope: Our Giant Glimpse of the Future? Where do you see yourself in a decade? What is your vision for. What could you accomplish if you had billions of dollars and infrastructure at your disposal? Artist’s conception of proposed proposed High-Definition Space Telescope, which would have a giant segmented mirror and unprecedented resolution at optical and UV wavelengths. (NASA/GSFC). This month. Julianne Dalcanton of the University of Washing...

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Ramin Skibba | Science Writer and Communicator | Page 2

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Science Writer and Communicator. I’m Ramin Skibba ( @raminskibba. If you’d like to see the articles and stories I’ve been publishing lately, go to the Articles and Writings. Page and check them out. I am adding some sample pieces on this site as well. Up until summer 2015, I was an astrophysicist and lecturer at UC San Diego. If you’re curious about my work there, see my old UCSD website. Before I moved to San Diego, I worked at the University of Arizona. I’m at a time where I’m up for trying...You may c...

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Happy Birthday to Vera Rubin, Discoverer of Dark Matter | Ramin Skibba

https://raminskibba.net/2015/07/23/happy-birthday-to-vera-rubin-discoverer-of-dark-matter

Science Writer and Communicator. Happy Birthday to Vera Rubin, Discoverer of Dark Matter. Vera Rubin measuring spectra, circa 1970. (Credit: American Institute of Physics). As I recently wrote in a post for the International Year of Light. Which takes 248 Earth-years to complete an orbit. (If you’re wondering, the sun has a mass larger than a trillion billion billion kilograms. That’s a lot! This critically important area of research came to be known as galaxy “rotation curves,” in which Rubi...Which eve...

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Does your social circle bias your view of the world? | Ramin Skibba

https://raminskibba.net/2015/05/15/does-your-social-circle-bias-your-view-of-the-world

Science Writer and Communicator. Does your social circle bias your view of the world? You know who your friends are. You have common interests with them as well as some things you disagree about, and they’re the ones who respond to your texts, tweets and Facebook posts. You know how you compare to the Joneses next door, but what about to the rest of the neighborhood? According to Dr. Mirta Galesic, one’s social circle affects one’s views and assessments of the general population. 8221; Galesic’s ap...

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New Discoveries as New Horizons Flies by Pluto! | Ramin Skibba

https://raminskibba.net/2015/07/17/new-discoveries-as-new-horizons-flies-by-pluto

Science Writer and Communicator. New Discoveries as New Horizons Flies by Pluto! You may be wondering, what’s the deal with Pluto? First, astronomers demote Pluto’s planetary status in a controversial move, to say the least, and then NASA sends a spacecraft on a mission to observe it in detail? Why is this important, and what could we learn about Pluto that we didn’t know already? And the Lowell astronomers approved “Pluto” unanimously. (Contrary to some rumors, she did not name it after ...NASA’s ...