Tuesday, June 24, 2008

H u m a n i t y . V s . E a r t h

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My old roommates were a very intelligent and environmentally conscious people. We used to chat a lot. After a furious debate one day, I reme...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

F a t M e n R u n n i n g

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Imagine a fat man running with a certain velocity. You watch him from aside, and notice that there is a sharp drop ahead of him. If he keeps...
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Friday, May 09, 2008

Food, Daily Needs & Nuclear Power

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What is the stupidest thing ever conceived and consistently executed by mankind ? Arguably, it is burning fossil fuels for getting energy. O...
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"Breeder reactors can never be built, so nuclear energy is a lost hope"

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Answer : Without breeder reactors, the nuclear resources in earth will not last for more than 600 years. And without breeder reactors, ther...
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"Reduce consumption and use solar energy. Don't go nuclear."

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Answer : No doctor will prescribe the same medicine for obesity and malnutrition. There is a humongous disparity in the consumption levels ...

"Nuclear reactors are unsafe. Nuclear waste is very dangerous."

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Answer : The Chernobyl disaster clouds the vision of most nuclear opponents. But what many fail to note is that this faulty Soviet design i...
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"Nuclear reactors are expensive to build. Nuclear Power is very expensive."

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Answer : It is true that nuclear reactors are more expensive to build than coal plants. But, if environmental costs are taken into account,...

"Let's encourage solar energy, because nuclear can be evil"

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Answer : The energy in sun's rays is so dilute that we need to have a really large receptacle to capture a reasonable amount. We cannot ...

"Nuclear energy means nuclear bombs"

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Answer : A knife can be used for making dinner. Nuclear power generation has one of the least established links for making nuclear bombs. A...
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Q u e s t i o n s O f O u r T i m e

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I would like to summarize an amazing lecture by Michel Serres , which I had the fortune of listening to in person. A society undergoes a com...
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