Early Warning Funding Plays Second Fiddle to Climate Change
The late comedian George Carlin would surely have had some fun with both the name, and the fallout, from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano.
Oil Reality Check: It’s Going Higher
Absent a nuclear war, pandemic or another Great Recession, oil demand is going back up faster than supply.
Space: The Only Frontier
President Obama is making a mistake by shelving manned space exploration. We need a space program that inspires and elevates the spirit.
Smart Security Right Under the (Dog’s) Nose
Specially trained K-9 troops are a great asset in sniffing out trouble, but silicon solutions are more scalable.
Copenhagen’s Future Schlock
It is sheer hubris for humans, even the supposedly smart ones, to believe they can predict the future with any accuracy.
C.P. Snow Was Wrong
Forget the clash between humanities and science. The only cultures that really count are information, creation and organization.