Today we received the sad message that one of the brightest minds of our age has passed away. Stephen Hawking’s contribution to science and the popularization of science are beyond question and we wish his family and friends all the courage they need to cope with their loss.
According to the crime opportunity theory the main cause of crime is the opportunity for prospective criminals to commit crime. Consequently crime can be reduced by eliminating opportunities for committing crimes, a strategy also known as situational prevention. In other words, by making it harder for people to commit crimes, more would-be offenders will abstain from illegal activities. Continue reading Situational crime prevention
At The Guardian I found a very interesting article:
Look, no lithium! First rechargeable proton battery created.
According to the article, a team of researchers at the RMIT University in Melbourne have created a battery that instead of scarce lithium, uses carbon and hydrogen. The main benefit of this new type of battery, is that carbon and hydrogen are abundant and hence cheap materials.
With the increased popularity of electric vehicles, the demand for batteries increases and hence the demand for lithium and also its price. The limited abundance of lithium is a serious bottleneck for a more sustainable fleet of cars.
According to the scientists who made this proton battery it will take five to ten years, before it will be commercially available.
Here is a video on the topic of whale biopsy, a method used by scientists to study whales.
A few years ago, I proposed to combine whale biopsy and cultured meat, as an alternative to whaling.
We want to share two news stories on ScienceDaily relevant for space colonization.
Roadmap to enhance radioresistance for space colonization.
Cosmic radiation is by far the most serious threat for space settlement, both orbital and surface-based ones. Without adequate protection from cosmic radiation, human space colonization will be impossible. Therefore research to protect humans against this radiation is of crucial importance.
Water is indispensable for human life and hence the presence of water is of critical importance for any Moon-based settlement. Contrary to previous scientific understanding, there appears more water on the Moon. However, this water is primarily contained as hydroxy into lunar stones.
According to an article on ScienceDaily before-school activity programs have significant benefits for the physical fitness and social well-being of students. Unfortunately the article does not tell us what such program should like or whether different types of exercise could be used. Continue reading Rope skipping
The employee-less shop is one step closer. Recently Amazon announced to open a grocery shop without check out lines. Now researchers at MIT have developed a robot-picker, that me used to stock shelves. We only need to add some kind of system to detect empty shelves, to run a shop without any human involvement. Continue reading Shop automation
Here a list of things which could be part of a job guarantee program, while avoiding the creation of more “bullshit jobs”.
Book 1 General Provisions
Book 2 The Financial Service Authority
Book 3 Banking
Title 1 General provisions
Title 2 Consumer and Investment Banks
Title 3 Miscellaneous
Book 4 Credit
Title 1 Types of credit and money loans
Title 2 Credit Unions
Title 3 Peer-to-peer loans
Title 4 Pawn shops
Book 5 Insurance
Title 1 General provisions
Title 2 Insurance companies
Title 3 Insurance markets
Title 4 Types of insurances
Title 5 Reinsurance
Title 6 Miscellaneous
Book 6 Securities
Title 1 General provisions
Title 2 Emission of securities
Title 3 Second-hand trade of securities
Title 4 Deposit of securities
Title 5 Miscellaneous
Book 7 Derivatives
Title 1 General provisions
Title 2 Futures
Title 3 Other derivatives
Book 8 Financial intermediaries
Title 1 General provisions
Title 2 Securities brokers
Title 3 Insurance brokers
Title 4 Mortage brokers
Book 9 Asset Management and Mutual Funds
Title 1 General management
Title 2 Individual asset management
Title 3 Institutional assetmanagement
Title 4 Mutual funds
Book 10 Currency Trade
Title 1 General provisions
Title 2 TBA
Scientific and technological progress will make factory farming obsolete in the near future. Here is short video explaining how we can still consume meat and dairy products, while avoiding the mistreating of animals.
For more info:
Perfect Day Foods (animal free dairy)
Cultured Beef (Mark Post’s official web page)
