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 Science In Action Index and Data: What are "Externalities"?
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Science In Action Index and Data. The index and supporting resources for "Science In Action". Return to Science In Action. This information supports the post "Does Recycling Make Sense" at Science in Action. Click here. To return to the article. This is a term used by economists. To refer to effects of a transaction or economic decision that affect others beyond the immediate parties to the transaction. Thus externalities are sometimes called "neighborhood effects", although the neighborhood may be global.
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viral lovers: Viral Glass Blown Sculptures . . . how sweet!
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Because viruses need love too . . . Wednesday, 23 September 2009. Viral Glass Blown Sculptures . . . how sweet! S Viral Sculptures displays glass sculpture and photographic works of some of the world's most deadly viruses and bacteria. Between 22nd September and 3rd October. Presents for the first time an entire body of work created by Jerram over the past five years to contemplate the global impact and history of disease. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Phage against the machine man . . .
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Doc's Green Blog: Geoengineering No Simple Solution
http://docsgreen.blogspot.com/2010/09/geoengineering-no-simple-solution.html
Insight, news, analysis and commentary on green and sustainability issues. Geoengineering No Simple Solution. Can we use geoengineering to avoid the worst effects of climate change caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide? Don't count on it, say two recent scientific articles. Crossposted from sister blog A Very Different Earth. Sea Level Rise Can't Be Halted By Geoengineering. They deserve thanks for making their paper open access.). And they say "Loss of low-lying land, combined with asset expos...
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OnToplist.com: Blog Directory | Science Blogs
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Blog Directory Science Blogs. Blog Directory Science Blogs: best blogs on science. Log In to Your Account. Business and Corporate Law. Estate Planning and Probate. Labor and Employment Law. Property Law and Real Estate. Business and Corporate Law. Estate Planning and Probate. Labor and Employment Law. Property Law and Real Estate. Business and Corporate Law. Estate Planning and Probate. Labor and Employment Law. Property Law and Real Estate. Business and Corporate Law. Estate Planning and Probate. Http:/...
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 Science In Action Index and Data: Taxicab Example of Bayesian Thinking
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Science In Action Index and Data. The index and supporting resources for "Science In Action". Return to Science In Action. Taxicab Example of Bayesian Thinking. Suppose there has been a hit-and-run accident. A person was struck by a taxicab last night. There are two cab companies in town, Blue Cab and Green Cab. The only witness, who was some distance away, believes it was a blue vehicle he saw cause the accident. Which cab company is guilty? How much do we know? We can also estimate the quality of the e...
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PhD = Pretty huge Dork: It was a dark and stormy night...
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PhD = Pretty huge Dork. There's no crying in grad school! Sunday, September 14, 2008. It was a dark and stormy night. Or morning.woke up today at 3am to get ready for my first watch. We definitely have the worst seas that we have had so far. We are definitely pitching and rolling out here! We deployed our first OBS at 5am and are doing about 1 instrument/hr for the next 24 hours. The picture above is from when we left Astoria four days ago. Above is a view of the starboard side of the boat. Day 9 at Sea.
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A Very Different Earth™: An Earth Too Hot For Humans?
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A Very Different Earth. It is becoming apparent that climate change will result in a very different Earth for future generations. Changes are now unavoidable. What will that new Earth be like? An Earth Too Hot For Humans? Article behind pay wall). This graphic shows areas that could be too hot for humans in one scenario (12 degrees C over pre-industrial levels, I think). The too-hot areas include much of Africa, the American Southeast, Australia, Brazil India, Oceana and eastern China. The challenges pre...
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A Very Different Earth™: October 2010
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A Very Different Earth. It is becoming apparent that climate change will result in a very different Earth for future generations. Changes are now unavoidable. What will that new Earth be like? Is "Dangerous Interference" Inevitable? Should We Just Throw In The Towel? The Stern Review warned that adapting to climate change would be significantly more expensive than avoiding it in the first place (see this earlier post. Yet more research suggests that the 2°C target was in the danger zone anyway. Noted tha...
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Doc's Green Blog: September 2011
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Insight, news, analysis and commentary on green and sustainability issues. Gmail Up To 80 Times Cooler (More Energy Efficient)? In a recent blog post. David Jacobowitz, Google's Program Manager, Green Engineering and Operations, says cloud-hosted gmail is many times more energy efficient than privately hosted corporate email systems. He says:. You can read the analysis this claim is base on here (PDF). There are two reasons, Google says, that its cloud is more efficient than your in-house-served email:.
