by Gil Friend | May 19, 2003 | Uncategorized
Now on the Web, a Peek Into Einstein’s Thoughts. A chunk of Einsteiniana is available to anyone with access to the Internet. By Dennis Overbye. [New York Times: Science]
by Gil Friend | May 18, 2003 | Sustainability
Commercial Fleets Reduced Big Fish by 90%, Study Says. In just 50 years, the global spread of industrial-scale commercial fishing has cut by 90 percent the oceans’ population of large predatory fishes. By Andrew C. Revkin. [New York Times: Science] The signs...
by Gil Friend | May 15, 2003 | Sustainability
[Financial Times]: “There is no point tying yourself into knows trying to get to the right of the decimal point.”. Stewart Myers, MIT prof, and co-author Principles of Corporate Finance] He was discussing analysis of the “cost of capital,” in...
by Gil Friend | May 13, 2003 | Sustainability
Why Is Jonathan Simms Still Alive?. As a result of mad-cow disease, this 18-year-old lost the ability to move or speak, and his doctors said he would soon lose his life. But his father had other ideas. By Lisa Belkin. [New York Times: Science] Quite a powerful story...
by Gil Friend | May 11, 2003 | Uncategorized
Fathers and Sons. Now that the Mideast peace process is being revived, the question is: will the president show up as Bush 41 or Bush 43? By Thomas L. Friedman. [New York Times: Opinion] I’m trying to reduce the political [and especially geopolitical] postings...
