Jul 5, 2017
The Structure of a Space Corps
There's been a lot of breathless coverage of the surprise United States Space Corps being all of the sudden. Here's a brief listing of links: Ars Technica Russia Today Space News The…
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Jul 3, 2017
Notes on Wastewater Treatment
Chase, I think in an attempt to avoid bedtime, asked me on Friday what happens to the water after it leaves the bathtub. Well, lucky for him, I spent a lot of…
Jun 30, 2017
Summer Math Teaching
Trying to post more of my mathematics syllabi online, I have two sections of MATH 107 this term at UMUC. They are offset by like three weeks, which makes life more complicated…
Jun 28, 2017
Population Dynamics for a Better Future
Understanding human population growth is important to policymakers for a variety of reasons. As a society, we need to be clear about both our long-term plans and our long-term needs. For instance,…
Jun 26, 2017
The Fish Bowl
Purveyors of various Malthusian models like to compare the Earth and its population of humans to a pond and a population of fish. As we all know, a pond of a given…
Jun 21, 2017
Power Generation and Decentralization
Renewable energy gets more interesting if we can push those solar, wind, and other renewable generation to the point of consumption. For instance, I could have a small windmill and solar panels…
Jun 20, 2017
Testimony on the Long Reach Redevelopment
Last night, I testified in favor of CR98-2017 and CR99-2017. These resolutions are part of the final steps to kick off the Long Reach redevelopment plan. See my testimony below. Chairman Weinstein…
Jun 19, 2017
Geothermal Power in the United States
Iceland is a really cool place that uses a lot of geothermal power. Geothermal power makes up more than a quarter of electric power in Iceland and the balance comes from hydropower.…
Jun 15, 2017
Model Thinking When All Models are Wrong
In the late 1970s, statistician George Box created the famous wisdom, "All models are wrong, but some are useful." The earliest version of the sentiment comes from Box's 1976 article, "Science and…
Jun 13, 2017
Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis is Out Now!
My new book Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis with R came out today from Chapman & Hall/CRC Press. This book is a long-standing project of mine--originally started in 2001, and then using…
Jun 5, 2017
The Long Reach Redevelopment and Master Plan
The legislation supporting the redevelopment of the Long Reach Village Center has been submitted to the Howard County Council. It leads me to want to share some of the things we talked…