http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson Learning to love science. Tue, 06 May 2008 20:29:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Beer is now cheaper than gas," the sign outside the local pizza place reminded me during lunch. If you own a car, it probably hasn't escaped your notice that gas prices have been ticking steadily upwards at an alarming rate. The nationwide average is now $3.61, a 55 cent increase ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/0506144/what-do-you-give-up-for-gas/ According to a new study from the University of Chicago, Americans grow happier as they grow older. So that's good news for people who are aging - which is, you know, all of us. But at the same time, I can't help but be skeptical. How does this study hold up ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/science/0417140/the-elderly-are-estatic/ It must be tough to be the IPCC report. As the definitive climate assessment report, you were labored over for years, slowly and painfully unveiled, and then called "bad news." Sure, it was a high point when you won the Nobel Prize with Al Gore, but now it's being said ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/climate/0402138/taking-a-too-honest-look-at-the-climate-challenge/ We knew it would come to this: The world would not be enough for Doritos tortilla chips. They are now searching for extraterrestrial consumers with a TV ad that will be broadcast into space. Doritos has done the market research, and they've decided that the system 47 UMa, only ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/bizarre/0310135/doritos-ad-directed-at-distant-planets/ I don't usually like to make generalizations about cities, but I do have a fondness for surveys, and New Yorkers have a reputation for being opinionated. Researchers from Yale and Columbia asked a thousand New Yorkers from all five boroughs to give their opinions for a survey on climate ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/climate/0306134/new-yorkers-worry-about-climate-change/ The mayor of London this month announced his plan to put 6,000 bicycles for hire on the streets - and create a "cycling and walking transformation in London." The plan follows on the heels of Paris' success with "Velib" (a play on "velo" - bicycle, and "liberte" - freedom), which ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/0225132/transforming-cities-into-bicycle-utopias/ At the end of last year, the International Energy Agency sounded the alarm on China and India’s developing power sector. “China’s and India’s surging fuel consumption poses a growing challenge to the world’s energy systems and, unless curbed, will strain global oil trade, push up prices and lead to substantially ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/0212119/india-energy-issues/ Somewhere in New York City, you are playing in a quartet. Except, you are behind your computer - in your home, at your office, or wherever you get on the internet. And your three musical partners are playing in a warehouse-like space on the Lower East Side. And they're machines. That ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/bizarre/0207125/creating-music-with-creative-machines-an-interview-with-jeff-lieberman/ I wasn't alive for the oil crisis of the 1970's, but I've heard stories - the rationing, the license plates, the long periods of waiting that must have made a driver think twice about commuting to work. Economists have always blamed the crisis - and the periods of low growth, ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/0122123/why-were-not-reliving-the-70s-oil-crisis/ It's a general rule of thumb when you're in a national park or wilderness area: Don't feed the wildlife. Not only is it unwise to have that bear cub eating out of your hand, it disturbs the animal's natural diet and behavior. But what about when the animals can't exactly ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/bizarre/0114120/soup-kitchens-for-wildlife/