An eclectic view of people, places and things making our world a better place
When does an old bridge designated for replacement morph into a national park? When it gets repurposed for pedestrian and bicycle traffic on one side and wildlife, specifically American bison, …
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From my hometown, I can see the water vapor plumes from the Byron Nuclear Generating Station some 25 miles away. It’s been a familiar sight on the horizon for over …
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Just 3 days after the most watched weather prognostication all year, it’s time to celebrate the real weather forecasters. You know, the people working behind the scenes and in front …
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What are you doing this January 31? Make sure your plans include watching the Super Blue Blood Moon, likely the big sky show of 2018. Super what? Super Blue …
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The Internet has been my life for the last 20 years or so. Oh, it’s been around longer than that. I only got on when they released it to the …
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What do you do when your cities are flattened by a hurricane, the already-crumbling power, water, and communication infrastructure gives up the ghost, and the official government assessment is several …
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On September 15, an amazing 20 year mission of exploration and discovery came to an end… or did it? Cassini-Huygens, often called just Cassini for short, has been a NASA …
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The hurricane disaster in Puerto Rico presents one of the worst humanitarian crises in memory and, perhaps, one of the greatest opportunities to improve our world through technology we’ve ever …
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