A Vast Wasteland, Five Decades Later
Fifty years ago, Newton Minow, the 35 year old FCC chairman, gave a speech that’s still studied today. It’s taught in rhetoric courses, tested on… Read More »A Vast Wasteland, Five Decades Later
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The science of food… and of resetting your expectations
This is one of the more surreal weeks of my recent life. On Sunday, I took possession of an adorable and small apartment near Inman… Read More »The science of food… and of resetting your expectations
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Fukushima Robot Operator Writes Tell-All Blog – IEEE Spectrum Pseudonymous operator of rescue robots at the Fukushima nuclear reactors writes about his experiences operating the… Read More »links for 2011-08-25
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Disorder: facts and figures – Metropolitan Police Service London police write about levels of manpower put into reviewing CCTV footage to identify individuals involved with… Read More »links for 2011-08-16
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Minority rules: Scientists discover tipping point for the spread of ideas Writeup of a fascinating paper on the dissemination of ideas. Mathematical model suggests that… Read More »links for 2011-08-11
Enjoy the silence
Apologies for the silence, everyone. I’m on a self-imposed writer’s retreat, and while I’m writing a lot, it’s not currently showing up on this blog.… Read More »Enjoy the silence