Category Archives: Technology

Floating Arctic Nuclear Reactors

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Yaacov

The Guardian is reporting that Russia is building the first of five floating Arctic nuclear reactors. I’m not an expert, but operating a floating nuclear reactor in one of the world’s most pristine and inhospitable natural environments doesn’t sound like … Continue reading →

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Carbon Offsets

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Yaacov

The New Internationalist has a short and sweet article explaining what you should know about carbon offsets.

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Josef Rotblat

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Yaacov

Friday night I went to see the NFB documentary The Strangest Dream about Josef Rotblat, the only scientist to quit the Manhattan Project for reasons of conscience. The movie covered Rotblat’s life and the Pugwash conferences that bring scientists from … Continue reading →

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The Pirate Bay

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Yaacov

As the movie and music industries have faced up to the reality that they won’t be able to stop online file sharing, new stories about copyright issues have fallen off. But now The Pirate Bay, a popular website for file … Continue reading →

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Cantankerous Frank

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Yaacov

Check out this fantastic web comic. It’s called Cantankerous Frank and makes fun of our consumption society in general and the lack of wisdom around climate change in particular.

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