Do-It-Yourself Biology
Inspired by the vast potential of bioengineering, ordinary people are seeking their inner Frankenstein -- doctor, not monster. Two speakers who know their way around Petri dish and beaker discuss the possibilities and pitfalls of do-it-yourself biology with an MIT Museum crowd.
Showing ads from a 1980 Omni magazine,
References
Energy from sources other than fossil and nuclear fuels is to a large extent free of the concerns about environmental effects and renewability that characterise those two sources. Each alternative source supplies energy continually, whether or not we use it. This unit considers one of these alternative sources, geothermal energy derived from the interior heat of the Earth, and the potential for this alternative to supplant fossil and nuclear fuel use to power social needs fast enough to avoid t
Automotive Lightweighting as a Strategic Opportunity for India’s Automotive Industry
Suppose you could leapfrog 100 years of experience in the automotive industry and begin a new manufacturing epoch. The strategic change you would make is to lightweight the vehicle, observes Charles Fine. Although steel has been the material of choice for many automotive components since the dawn of the automotive age, th
Autism: What Do We Know? What Do We Need?
“I’ll give you the 30,000 foot view of autism.”
Remarking that autism today, in terms of interest and funding, is like cancer was 20 years ago,
Dr. Thomas Insel provides the latest medical and scientific views on this complex developmental brain disorder. The formal definition of autism includes three main componen
Learning outcomes
Energy from sources other than fossil and nuclear fuels is to a large extent free of the concerns about environmental effects and renewability that characterize those two sources. Each alternative source supplies energy continuall, whether or not we use it, and most have their origins in energy generated outside the Earth, yet the potential of each is limited by its total supply set against its rate of use. The Sun will radiate energy until it ceases thermonuclear fusion, in around 5 billion yea
Sustainable Accessibility: A Grand Challenge for the World and for MIT
Transportation systems, as we know them today, will simply not sustain the worlds’ growing population. Imagine a projected population of nine billion individuals. If this future population had mobility patterns like drivers in the United States, there would be a staggering 7.6 billion motor vehicles, using 440 million barre
2.2 Nuclear fission
The transformation of radioactive uranium and, in some instances, thorium isotopes provides vastly more energy per unit mass of fuel than any other energy source, except nuclear fusion, and therein lies its greatest attraction. The unit considers the advantages and limitations of generating this power and the environmental and security issues that the process raises.
2.1 Introduction
The transformation of radioactive uranium and, in some instances, thorium isotopes provides vastly more energy per unit mass of fuel than any other energy source, except nuclear fusion, and therein lies its greatest attraction. The unit considers the advantages and limitations of generating this power and the environmental and security issues that the process raises.
Sustainable Building Design @ MIT: Walking the Talk
There’s “just exactly enough time, with no time to lose” to address the massive challenge of climate change and renewable energy, says moderator John Sterman. With this sense of urgency, MIT faculty, administration and students have taken to heart the mission of rendering their campus and the larger world more sustainable.
Luminescent Solar Concentrators Explained
Researchers are well along in designing a highly efficient, inexpensive solar cell, but the big barrier to the dissemination of solar power in society remains the problem of installation, says Marc Baldo.
As an engineer, Baldo expresses confidence that “we’re going to mow down” the problem of producing a g
Greengaged
Greengaged is a not for profit organisation which aims to help the design industry respond constructively to environmental change. Founded in 2008 by Sophie Thomas from thomas.matthews, Sarah Johnson from Re-design, and Anne Chick from The Sustainable Design Research Centre at Kingston University, Greengaged offers thought leadership, and provides opportunities for knowledge sharing, both within the design industry and externally. A wide range of categories of design are covered, including gra
[re]design
This is the website for [re]design, a social enterprise which aims to promote sustainability within the design community. Regarding environmental issues such as climate change as challenges and opportunities, [re]design aims to encourage designers to review and remake products and services from an environmentally aware perspective. Aiming to engage diverse audiences, including the public, education and business, [re]design holds regular events and exhibitions, whilst seeking out and promoting
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency : Pesticides
The pesticides website from the US Environmental Protection Agency provides news information and regulatory documentation on all aspects of pesticide management and use. A large number of downloadable documents is accessible from this site.
Plant Ecology & Diversity
Plant Ecology & Diversity is the journal of the Botanical Society of Scotland and appears three times a year (increasing to four issues in 2011). It covers Agricultural and Environmental sciences, Algology, Botany, Ecology and Environment studies, Forestry, Plant Biology, Plant Ecology, Plant Taxonomy, Soil Sciences, and Vegetation, and is published by Taylor & Francis. The website gives access to contents and abstracts from Volume 1 (2008) and previous volumes under the title of Journal of th
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
This site is part of the larger MEthics applied ethics website, run by the Makkula Center for Applied Ethics at the Jesuit Santa Clara University in California. The Technology section includes: full-text technology ethics articles; hypothetical case studies; message board and links to other useful websites in technology, science and research, and environmental science.
BSHS [British Society for the History of Science] monographs
The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) publishes work of lasting scholarly value that might not otherwise be made available, and aids the dissemination of innovative projects advancing scholarship or education in the field. Past monographs have been digitised and are available for free download. Print copies are available for purchase. Titles available include: "To See the Fellows Fight: Eye Witness Accounts of Meetings of the Geological Society of London and Its Club, 1822-1868";
World Resources 2008 : Roots of resilience : growing the wealth of the poor
This website provides access to "Roots of resilience : growing the wealth of the poor", the World Resources Report 2008, which examines the potential to scale up environmental income to assist the global, rural poor. The report was prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Bank, and the World Resources Institute. The report can be downloaded in its entirety or as individual chapters and is available as PDF files.
Legacies of North American Olympic Winter Games
2010 Legacies Now (described separately in Intute) has published this report which examines the legacies of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The report was commissioned by the Vancouver Organizing Committee and provides an overview of the games followed by an analysis of the legacies of the games including benefits to athletes, volunteering, financial legacies, facilities, broadcasting, benefits to children, the Cultural Olympiad, tourism, aboriginal participation, and social and en
DataBlog
The Guardian's DataBlog contains links to a range of data via their datastore ( a directory of all the statistics that they post and publish pertaining to current affairs) which can be downloaded in various formats incl. MS Excel. This site (which compliments the Guardina's 'free-our-data' campaign) has links to Environmental data, US data, in addition to a range of -easy-to-use visualisation and sharing Web 2.0 tools and APIs. The Blog also acts as a discussion forum for data in the public doma
GEES Subject Centre Departmental Change Event
Organised by Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES), to be held at Dalton Ellis Hall, University of Manchester Manchester United Kingdom from 2009-09-07 to 2009-09-09
