Asimov image: https://karsh.org/isaac-asimov/ Sagan image: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755981/ Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism Note: The Nobel Prize will be awarded starting Monday in Physiology, then Physics (my admitted favorite), Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Economics the following Monday. Thus, the concentration of the postings will be Nobel as they post. I will be “nerdingContinue reading “A Cult of Ignorance…”
Category Archives: Climate Change
Until the Next July…
This map shows global temperature anomalies for July 2023 according to the GISTEMP analysis by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Temperature anomalies reflect how July 2023 compared to the average July temperature from 1951-1980. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies Topics: Civilization, Climate Change, Existentialism, Global Warming, NASA Editor’s Note: ThisContinue reading “Until the Next July…”
Cartoon Network…
Mick Fleetwood’s Maui Restaurant destroyed in Maui fire. Allison Rapp, Ultimate Classic Rock Topics: Battery, Chemistry, Civics, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism The Herculoids were a Hanna-Barbara cartoon that only ran for two seasons, from 1967 to 1969. From ages five to seven, I didn’t demand much from my Saturday morning viewing pleasure: good guys,Continue reading “Cartoon Network…”
Change, Crisis, Catastrophe…
Topics: Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism, Global Warming In my post on Friday, two weeks ago, I compared the Earth to a plastic or glass bottle in a microwave. Of course, YouTube has an example of someone not taking Thermodynamics seriously. After a LONG two minutes and some change, the explosion is a sad butContinue reading “Change, Crisis, Catastrophe…”
Thermodynamics…
Source: Climate.gov Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Existentialism, Global Warming, Green Tech Noun: the branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy (such as mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy) and, by extension, the relationships between all forms of energy. Heatstroke is a condition caused by your body overheating,Continue reading “Thermodynamics…”
Megalomania…
You’re going to have to pay me… One Billion Dollars! … Sorry, One Hundred Billion Dollars! Photo: Warner Bros; Getty Images, Jonathan Chait, NY Mag, March 8, 2018 Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Diversity in Science, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights, Women in Science Megalomania: a mania for great or grandiose performance; a delusionalContinue reading “Megalomania…”
Lived Well…
Positive (+): LiMO2 <–> Li1-xMO2 + xLi+ + xe– Negative (-): xLi+ + xe– + C <–> LixC M = transition metal NANO 761: Introduction to Nano Energy, Lecture 4 – Lithium Ion Battery, Cathode to Anode, Spring 2018, JSNN Topics: Battery, Climate Change, Green Tech, History, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize John B. Goodenough, aContinue reading “Lived Well…”
Critical, or Magical…
Topics: Civilization, Climate Change, Existentialism, Science Fiction, Star Trek Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action. In its exemplary form, it is based on universal intellectualContinue reading “Critical, or Magical…”
X-rays, Bond Breaks, and Climate…
An X-ray flash illuminates a molecule. Credit: Raphael Jay Topics: Chemistry, Climate Change, Green Tech, High Energy Physics, Research, X-rays The use of short flashes of X-ray light brings scientists one big step closer to developing better catalysts to transform the greenhouse gas methane into a less harmful chemical. The result, published in the journal Science,Continue reading “X-rays, Bond Breaks, and Climate…”
A Charge For All Seasons…
The new composition for fluorine-containing electrolytes promises to maintain high battery charging performance for future electric vehicles even at sub-zero temperatures. (Image by Shutterstock.) Topics: Battery, Chemistry, Climate Change, Global Warming, Lithium, Materials Science Scientists developed a new and safer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries that work as well in sub-zero conditions as it does atContinue reading “A Charge For All Seasons…”
Physics and Nano 