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AKME nuclear reactor coming soon to a city near you!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Russian nuclear regulator has licensed AKME-Engineering to build nuclear power plants. Hilarity aside, the proposed lead-bismuth cooled SVBR-100 reactor looks quite promising. For one thing, it can use its uranium fuel much more efficiently than current reactor types, and leaves … Continue reading →

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MAD with Aliens? Interstellar deterrence and its implications

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Previously, I made the case why space aliens, or ETIs (short for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligences) would probably not exterminate humanity out of fear of future competition from us, because a) interstellar warfare either is an uncertain business at best, or, b) … Continue reading →

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Shares of electricity generation in four countries

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

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 →

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Recent research on economics + oldies but goldies

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Neatly summarized in this blog: A Fine Theorem Excellent resource for those who, like me, might benefit from knowing a bit about current research (and some classic papers) in economics but don’t have the time to read the literature. Nice … Continue reading →

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Would E.Ts try to kill us off? (Nope. They’d be deterred.)

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

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 →

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OSWC 2012: Big Data Is So 2011, It’s Broad Data Now

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Visited the Organization Science Winter Conference in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Very nice conference, well worth visiting even from Finland – not too big, perhaps some 60 people, and only a single track, which made for interesting interactions all around. Not … Continue reading →

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Crises are “come as you are” events, not springboards, simulations say

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

My PhD research topic deals with resource constraints and, by implication, resource shocks such as the oil crisis of 1973 – and the current slow-mo energy crisis. What I’m trying to do is to sort out whether sudden constraints, such … Continue reading →

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Explaining the evolution of technologies, firms, and industries: some notes on my PhD thesis methodology

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Here’s the presentation I gave at our faculty’s research seminar in late October 2010. I’m interested in using Complexity Theories and Information Theory to analyze the evolution of technology as a result of resource constraints. This presentation looks into my … Continue reading →

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