Category: Systems Science

  • BP, blowout preventers, and crowdsourcing

    via http://oilspill.labucketbrigade.org/ Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a non-profit organization based in New Orleans, has launched a database built on the Ushahidi platform (which aggregates text messages, calls and e-mails into a visually mapped and searchable database) to track the effects of the Gulf oil spill to direct first responders to where help is most urgently needed.  Related articles…

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  • Can I get to work on an electric bike?

    via www.nycewheels.com Given that electric cars seem to be taking forever to develop and still cost a mint, I thought I’d take a gander at the field of electric bikes. Since my commute is roughly 20 miles, I rarely need to carry more than a lightweight Mac laptop, and crave sunlight and moderate exercise, these seemed…

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  • In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits | Magazine

    via www.wired.com An interesting new article in Wired on the way that social networking, crowdsourcing and software driven, personal manufacturing is transforming the manufacturing of every type of good. Indeed the worlds of bit and atoms are merging at a rapid clip. Related articles Innovation Lessons From 3-D Printing (sloanreview.mit.edu) Bits of Atoms (farisyakob.typepad.com) Robots Will…

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  • The Global Green MBA | Brandeis University International Business School: Business, Economics and Finance for Global Leadership

    The Global Green MBA | Brandeis University International Business School: Business, Economics and Finance for Global Leadership. Related articles Why are some doctors so emotionally distant? Maybe it’s the economy. Brandeis Hires New Museum Director: Another Step Towards Making Things Right At The Rose Bard College to Launch Innovative MBA in Sustainability in New York…

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  • New England Clean Energy Council | Accelerating New England’s Clean Energy Economy

    New England Clean Energy Council | Accelerating New England’s Clean Energy Economy. Related articles What Does Your Clean Energy Startup Need? Tweet to #startupneeds (bostinno.com) UTC Power Fuel Cell to Serve UConns Depot Campus (utcpower.com) Canada’s consul general to New England speaks on commerce at TACC breakfast (tauntongazette.com) Tech-Business Divide – A Call To Arms…

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  • Borderland State Park: Mountain bike, jog, xc ski, and swim with leeches

    Department of Conservation and Recreation – It’s Your Nature. A good place to swim? It appears so. Very clear water. And not a leach to be seen, contrary to one mountain biker‘s postings.. Related articles State seeking wildlife artists for parks project (bostonherald.com) USDA awards Mass. $1 million for reforestation (bostonherald.com) New Bridge For Bikers…

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  • University of Colorado Denver: Engineering/GIS program

    University of Colorado Denver. This is a very good Engineering/GIS program Related articles $3.7 Billion Reasons Why GIS Technology is The Future (spacedaily.com) 10 Must Consider GIS/Geo Tech Job Opportunities (gisuser.com) Library offers free information classes (bsudailynews.com) Mapping Mars with Open Planetary Data (mapbox.com) Geospatial industry asks Immigration to ease recruitment (computerworld.co.nz) Institute to introduce…

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