Category: "technology"
technology on econtalk
July 3rd, 2012The premise of the author in this interview is that in the large space of technological development, there are growing areas of autonomy that react to the environment independently of direct human interaction. more »
new weight loss scheme
June 14th, 2012It might have been at work where I first saw mention of this story in Gizmag, describing how Evgeny Katz and fellow researchers at Clarkson University have implanted a snail with an enzyme-based biofuel reactor, allowing said snail to generate electrica… more »
ra ra ra
June 11th, 2012Fascinating to see the 2012 venus transit in the different wavelengths (The sound track is a bit overdone). Local conditions in Seattle were not ideal for a direct experience. This reminds me of a few science fiction stories about engineering around… more »
intellectual property on econtalk
May 24th, 2012The discussion from the first of these is from a very different business perspective; I had previously seen Johanna Blakeley give a TED talk. See also my fb posts from 4/18/2010 at 9:03 am for more on this.
Fashion and Intellectual Property (6/14/20… more »
Boeing Examining 777-8LX Concept
February 14th, 2012From my AIAA news feed this morning (2/14/2012)
Flightglobal Pro (2/14, Ostrower) reports, "Boeing is exploring an ultra long-range replacement of the 777-200LR, conceptually dubbed the 777-8LX" that is "estimated to be a 14% to 16% improvement over th… more »
ideas and growth on econtalk
December 14th, 2009on the place of ideas contributing to growth - evidently a point not commonly recognized among economists
Prosperity, Poverty, and Economics 2.0 (12/14/2009) - Arnold Kling of EconLog and the author (with Nick Schulz) of From Poverty to Prosperity: In… more »
Two satellites collide in orbit
February 11th, 2009Usually when spacecraft are dying, the controllers know well enough in advance that they can command them to an out of the way place in space (or drive them to re-entry), but this one must have been a surprise failure of two redundant paths, happening in some sequence to quickly to react. more »
open sources on econtalk
January 19th, 2009on the advent of the internet, net neutrality, the market for software engineers, and the aesthetic sense of the really good ones
Hacking, Open Source, and the Cathedral and the Bazaar (1/19/2009) - Eric Raymond, author of The Cathedral and the Bazaar… more »
