So sad. It obviously does not matter how mankind satisfies its insatiable voracity for energy: lives are taken plentifully.
This Mojave Desert solar plant kills 6,000 birds a year. Here's why that won't change any time soon.
A macabre fireworks show unfolds each day along I-15 west of Las Vegas, as birds fly into concentrated beams of sunlight and are instantly incinerated, leaving wisps of white smoke against the blue desert sky.
Ivanpah... continues to operate as though there’s an endless supply of birds to burn.
At a time of religious zealotry, Spinoza’s fearless defence of intellectual freedom is more timely than ever.
What’s our vector, Victor?
The language of the cockpit is technical, obscure – and irresistibly romantic.
How to Keep a Zibaldone, the 14th Century's Answer to Tumblr.
After their invention by Venetian merchants, forms of these books were kept by everyone from H.P. Lovecraft to Thomas Jefferson.
It started working again and I have no idea why.
Software Engineer Cheat Sheet.
The Next Great Platform is the One That We Already Have.
Hardly can second that motion strongly enough.
This is how adults make email introductions.
»Fakten, Fakten, Fakten. Für die interessiert sich angeblich kein Mensch mehr. Das behaupten gerade reihenweise kluge Menschen. Wenn sie recht hätten, wäre unsere Lebensweise dem Untergang geweiht. Deswegen habe ich lieber nochmal nachgeschaut: Das Problem liegt an ganz anderer Stelle.«
Break the LAWS.
Attack of the Killer Robots.
Forget about drones, forget about dystopian sci-fi — a terrifying new generation of autonomous weapons is already here. Meet the small band of dedicated optimists battling nefarious governments and bureaucratic tedium to stop the proliferation of killer robots and, just maybe, save humanity from itself.
Anonymisierte Bewerbungen FTW.
5 vs. 54: So krass steigt die Frauen-Quote, wenn Firmen nur Skills beurteilen.
Eine Studie entlarvt Diskriminierung in der Tech-Industrie: Sind weibliche Bewerber nicht als Frauen erkennbar, sondern werden nur nach ihren Skills beurteilt, steigt ihre Erfolgsquote rasant an.