This article will focus on what children should be taught in the first years of school which include pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and the early grades in primary school. A whole host of constituencies … more
Mayor Bloomberg has decided to build an extensive infrastructure of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the boros of NYC. Essentially, parking spaces would be set up to accommodate charging … more
Dr Jan Tinbergen's (April 12, 1903 - June 9, 1994) work in the areas of economics, operations research and econometrics has important implications for policymakers today. Dr. Tinbergen was a Dutch … more
Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us To The Edge of a New World by Sean Carroll is an excellent book about the nature of newly found particles like the … more
This article will cover recovery aspects which communities and local governments should look to in order to restore residential homes and commercial businesses in the post Hurricane Sandy period and … more
The idea of bringing a farm to the inner city seems to be contradictory inherently. Nonetheless, the idea of roof farming is springing up in places like the boros of … more
The scientific community is debating whether or not global warming is happening at a faster rate or that the ice mass is in a steady state balance. The other enormous question is what to … more
Aftershock - Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown by David Weidemer, Bob A. Weidemer and Cindy S. Spitzer is a good work on the evolving historical trends in the American … more
NASA's "Curiosity" rover lands on a Marsian mountain with plans for a two year research effort on the planet. A rocket-powered sky crane lowered "Curiosity" … more
Experts at the Mayo Clinic are developing an artificial pancreas capable of delivering insulin into a person's body while eliminating the prospect of injections each day. This is a revolutionary &nbs … more
The kibbutz or communal settlement is identified with rural life. Each unit consists of a group of people dedicated to mutual aid and social equality or progress. Property is jointly held. There is mutual … more
First Published on Blogcritics http://blogcritics.org/scitech/article/recen...in-california-the-need/ A San Diego earthquake (MAG 1.7) on June 29, 2012, erupted … more
This article explains strategies for preserving life and enhancing public safety in the event of a random earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The last earthquake and tremors in 1811-1812 lasted … more
Super Fuel: Thorium-Green Energy Source For The Future by Richard Martin discusses thorium as a viable alternative to uranium. The author provides a significant rationale for embracing thorium. This … more
The 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes were intense beginning initially with dual earthquakes on December 16, 1811. These earthquakes remain the most powerful to hit the eastern United States in recorded … more
The Big Idea: How Breakthroughs of the Past Shape The Future is an excellent work on the emerging technologies in nanotechnology, regenerative medicine, nuclear power generation … more
Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of edited by Stephen Hawking describes classic phenomena in physics utilizing simple language and complex multi-dimensional mathematical formulas. … more
Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of edited by Stephen Hawking describes classic phenomena in physics utilizing simple language and complex multi-dimensional mathematical formulas. … more
Poincare Conjecture-A Search for the Shape of the Universe by O'Shea is an excellent rendition on the classical theories of shape for the planet earth and the universe itself … more
How Hippies Saved Physics is an unconventional approach to quantum theories in physics during the 1970s. This curious group of physicists in Berkeley, California, called … more
The Aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Future Hurricane Emergency Management Issues by Dr. Joseph S. Maresca Hurricane Irene caused at least $1 billion dollars in damages … more
Late last week, Hurricane Irene plowed through the Carolinas and along the East Coast through New Jersey, New York City , Connecticut, other parts of New England and Canada. The … more
Nuclear Fission Power Plants and Transition to Fusion Nuclear Power Currently, there are 438 nuclear power reactors in 30 countries. The IAEA (International Atomic … more
Saturn's orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth according to findings of NASA's Cassini spacecraft. … more