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17
Dec

Mark Twain on technology

Mark Twain had a lifelong fascination with technology. He was eager to investigate—and invest in—new technologies of his time, from the early typewriter to the telephone. He also was an inventor himself, …

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16
Dec

What We Need to Dodge Extinction

by Anthony Barnosky, author of Dodging Extinction: Power, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on Earth This guest post is published as part of a series in relation to the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco …

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15
Dec

The California Nitrogen Assessment

This guest post is published as part of a series in relation to the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco this week. Increasing concern in California about nitrogen in drinking water, the air we breathe, and …

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14
Dec

Once Is Not Enough

by David Carle, author of Introduction to Water in California, Second Edition Water is the essence of life, the key to California’s history and its future. Today, water choices are complicated by …

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14
Dec

Energy Crossroads

by Carla Jones, co-author of Our Energy Future: Introduction to Renewable Energy and Biofuels This guest post is published as part of a series in relation to the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco this week. …

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13
Dec

Laughter in China

And now for something completely different: introducing the first-ever history of laughter in China! Lauded by legendary Python Eric Idle as “the finest in its field to include a lyric by me,” …

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