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Category Archives: Interests
What the necessity mothers: energy shortage and the development of copper smelting furnaces, 1900-1980
An old adage tells us that necessity is the mother of invention. But if necessity were the prime mover of invention, why, then, there are so many really nifty technologies – say, antigravity – that would be obviously useful, yet … Continue reading
Posted in Academic work, History, Innovation, Research
Tagged Copper, History of technology, PhD
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Electricity generation statistics: this time with five countries :)
The previous post had a simple graph showing electricity generation in four sample countries. Two of the countries had chosen to embrace nuclear energy, while two are known as the champions of renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass, and wave power). … Continue reading
Shares of electricity generation in four countries
Shares of electricity generating technologies in four sample countries. “Fossils” include coal, oil, gas and peat. “Clean” includes renewables (inc. hydro) and nuclear. Data from World Bank/IEA statistics. Might want to see this as well: Total electricity generated, kWh … Continue reading
Would E.Ts try to kill us off? (Nope. They’d be deterred.)
There has been some debate in the sciencey & science fictionish circles about whether searching for and contacting extra-terrestrial aliens is really such a great idea. No less a luminary than Stephen Hawking recently warned the humanity about the possible dangers … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear stuff, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Deterrence, Research, SciFi, SETI, Space travel
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Anarkistisen kauppatieteilijän manifesti (The Manifesto of an Anarchic Management Scholar)
The following is a short essay I wrote last year for the course “Developing professional skills in academic work.” In it, I outline some ideas how to do management research that is useless for those who wish to use it … Continue reading
Posted in Academic work, How to, Politics, Random musings, Wisdom of the Elders, Writing
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Of nuclear weapons, nuclear threats, and nuclear-free world
Being old enough to dimly remember something about the late 1980s, I’ve always been fascinated by the history of the Cold War. I’ve been researching one aspect in particular: the development, deployment and (so far, with two noted exceptions) the non-use … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, History, Interests, Nuclear stuff, Politics
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