December 2009
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“The point is that there’s often an indefatigable gap between the rigors of...”
– Jonah Lehrer (via ninakix)
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“The markets would help to clarify exactly the extent to which there is in fact a...”
– Nate Silver on a futures market for global warming (via marbury, ninakix)
The use of markets would be an interesting and effective test of belief as it requires breaking that all too difficult initial barrier of inertia — whether it be political will-power, or overcoming business risk to...
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First osmosis power plant goes on stream in Norway →
The world’s first power plant based on osmotic power — a small prototype plant — recently opened in Norway. The plant generates electricity through osmotic pressure: when salt water and fresh water come together, like when a river meets the sea, there’s a difference in water potential. The fresh water and salt water are brought into distinct chambers, separated by a membrane that lets only water...
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“To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intellingent persons and the...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via janettt, quote-book, infinitebutterflies, thresca)