Archive for March, 2008
Robots
Before this week is over, I wanted to alert you to a video that I just came across, in an article on Robots at a blog site called Open the Future. This video is of a “packbot” called “Big Dog.” The robot was built by Boston Dynamics. Watch the video, and then I’d suggest you [...]
Full StoryChanneling Water for a Healthy Future
Water is vital to the health of our future. We cannot begin to address the way we structure our communities for long term well-being and productivity, without devoting serious attention to the role that water plays. Focus is often given to the populations in the world for whom water is already a scarce resource, and [...]
Full StoryMatt Simmons Sees $300 Oil
I am always interested when Matt Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert, appears on the TV and comments on future oil prices. He is an oil analyst with a penchant for telling the truth rather than spinning either overly optimistic or pessimistic stories about peak oil (the day we will have used half the [...]
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