Category: Systems Science

Build your own tropospheric gas detector

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Tropospheric Gas Detector Jake Spurlock, makezine.com Make: Projects Build a Tro­pos­pher­ic Gas Detec­tor with two gas sen­sors. By using the MQ-2 and MQ-6 togeth­er, you can obtain accu­rate ground-level air pol­lu­tion data. By Cat­e­go­ry: Arduino Time Required: 15 min­utes Dif­fi­cul­t… http://flip.it/BVILM Related articles This 13-year-old Maker teaches MIT alumni (atmelcorporation.wordpress.com) Why Predictive Analytics Is Important … Continue reading Build your own tropospheric gas detector

Mobile pop up shops transform unused, industrial wastelands

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Mobile Pop-Up Shop Kit Transforms Vacant Storefronts Into Instant Community Hubs inhabitat.com An eclec­tic team of archi­tects, design­ers, urban plan­ners and film­mak­ers are giv­ing new life to vacant store­fronts on the Lower East Side with their ready-made kit of fur­nish­ings stored in a … http://flip.it/tJzAZ Related articles What Tech Hasn't Learned From Urban Planning (nytimes.com)

Freeze your clothes

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Stop Wasting Water Washing Dirty Jeans…Freeze Them! ecouterre.com Photo by dun­char­ris Turn those blue jeans green—or at least main­tain their deep indi­go hue—by putting them on ice, lit­er­al­ly. Employed by denim enthu­si­asts to pre­vent pre­ma­ture fad­ing, the … http://flip.it/V1L1b

Anthropological perspectives on why dieting is a waste of time

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Daniel Lieberman: ‘Dieting is a disaster for everyone’ Interview by Ian Tucker, theguardian.com Harvard’s professor of human evolutionary biology explains why obesity is the major 21st-century problem – and why we are ill-equipped to deal with it Daniel Lieberman is a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard and has published… http://flip.it/F9R8p Related articles Making … Continue reading Anthropological perspectives on why dieting is a waste of time

The efficiency of your city, ranked and rated

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

How Efficient Is Your City? America’s 34 Largest Towns Get Ranked thinkprogress.org CREDIT: National Geographic / Gregory KushmerekEven the U.S. cities that have gone the furthest in building energy efficiency still have a lot of ground they could cover, according to a new report. Boston, Massachusetts — the report’s highest-scor… http://flip.it/tQvi2

The duck chalet

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

The Duck Chalet Kent Griswold, tinyhouseblog.com My husband, Jeff, and I wanted to share our latest summer side-project that is now for sale – the Duck Chalet! It stemmed from our love for small, intuitively designed, and cost effective dwellings.We are both green home designers and builders her… http://flip.it/FEJnw

GoodEggs fixes food system

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

GoodEggs raises $8.5M to fix our food system one egg at a time Rebecca Grant, venturebeat.com If you are a nut for raw nuts, a grass-fed guru, an organ­ic ora­cle, a local-food loon, or a farm­ers mar­ket fiend, today is a good day. Good­Eg­gs has raised $8.5 mil­lion to expand its local gro­cery deliv­ery ser­vice … Continue reading GoodEggs fixes food system

Gourmet chickens fed gourmet chicken scraps

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Gourmet restaurants are making gourmet chickens by feeding them gourmet leftovers Sarah Laskow, grist.org The gourmet food company D’Artagnan has come up with an ingenious (or creepy, depending on your perspective on these sorts of things) plan for recycling kitchen scraps from high-end restaurants like Per Se and Gramercy Tavern, the New York… http://flip.it/ovB3j Related … Continue reading Gourmet chickens fed gourmet chicken scraps

The secret life of car sharing

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Digital Health, Systems Science

The secret, sordid lives of shared cars Greg Hanscom, grist.org ShutterstockThis Frasier reunion show isn’t going to tape itself — better step on it.So you want to share your car. You’ve got a plan to rent it out during your off-hours. Good on you: You might help a few of your neighbors get by without… … Continue reading The secret life of car sharing

Site ranks car green metrics

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

How green is that new car you’re eyeing? This site is the easiest way to find out Sarah Laskow, grist.org Americans may be driving less, but there are still more than 230 million cars cruising around the U.S. And sometimes those cars break down or get old and their owners want to buy a new … Continue reading Site ranks car green metrics

Man travels 1200 miles in solar powered Elf bike car

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Man Attempts 1,200 Mile Journey in Solar-Powered ELF Bike/Car Tafline Laylin, inhabitat.com Organic Transit’s ELF has grown from a Kickstarter project into an amazing personal transit vehicle, and now a 65-year-old man from Cambridge is attempting to ride the 1,200 miles from Durham, North Carolina, where the half bicycle/half car is… http://flip.it/XDvDJ Related articles The … Continue reading Man travels 1200 miles in solar powered Elf bike car

Economic Plancha cook stove

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Digital Health, Systems Science

EcoZoom Plancha Cook Stove Kent Griswold, tinyhouseblog.com Tom Pritchard from EcoZoom located in Oregon contacted me a while back about their wood cooking stove called the EcoZoom Plancha. He thought the owners of tiny houses might be interested in the stove and asked me to review it.The sto… http://flip.it/BjZo6 Related articles Survival Friday: One Log … Continue reading Economic Plancha cook stove

Oorja biomass stove

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Oorja Biomass Pellet Stove at werd.com werd.com Oorja Bio­mass Pel­let Stove Green Prod­uct In the past few years pel­let stoves for home heat­ing have rev­o­lu­tion­ized the way peo­ple keep warm by burn­ing renew­ables. They’re more effi­cient and t … http://flip.it/wVR2q Related articles Wood Pellet Burner the new Green way to Heat (airiernatura1.wordpress.com) Wood-Pellet Bonds Show … Continue reading Oorja biomass stove

Build your own evaporative cooler

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

How to Build an Evaporative Cooler Christin, wordpress.com Portable Swamp Cooler. Click for larger image.How to build a low-cost 12 volt evaporative cooler. My husband and I built two swamp coolers that we use to air condition our tent when we camp in hot, dry weather at Burning Man. These compact units b… http://flip.it/sqcvn Related … Continue reading Build your own evaporative cooler

1/3rd of food wasted worldwide

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

(via One-third of food wasted worldwide, U.N. says - latimes.com)

Tear out your lawn and get rich

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Information Visualization, Systems Science

Get Rich Quick by Tearing Up Your Lawn by Tim Layton, popularmechanics.com DIY Central moonlightbulb/Flickr If you live in Los Ange­les, you might be able to earn a few extra bucks and leave behind the dread­ed job of mow­ing the lawn in one fell swoop. The Los Ange­les Depart­ment of Water and Power (LADWP) h… … Continue reading Tear out your lawn and get rich

Natural, biological swimming pools

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Don’t You Wish You Were In One of These Beautiful Natural Pools? Eric Limer, gizmodo.com You’d be crazy not to love stark, modern design like the stunning Tangga House, but the natural look can be beautiful too. Take these awesome man-made pond pools from Water House for example. You can’t tell me you don’t want … Continue reading Natural, biological swimming pools

Specialized turbo

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Specialized Turbo: Powerful Electric Bike Makes Cycling No Sweat Sam Laird, mashable.com The Specialized Turbo may represent the future of personal urban transport. The electric bike that hit the American market this year looks sleeker than its clunkier competitors, has the speed to easily pass cars on streets and offers the off-road… http://flip.it/jjeYS Related articles … Continue reading Specialized turbo

“Slow biking” is the newest movement against mindless speed

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

“Slow biking” is the newest movement against mindless speed Holly Richmond, grist.org FrenchyNo need for speed.Slow food, slow fashion, slow … biking? Yes indeed. This burgeoning movement is reminding Americans that bicycling is a relaxing way to see your world up close and personal — you can enjoy biking without getting coated in… http://flip.it/cvcPf Related … Continue reading “Slow biking” is the newest movement against mindless speed

Peak chicken

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Has the world reached peak chicken? Kiera Butler, grist.org ShutterstockOn Wednesday, the Northern California animal sanctuary Animal Place will airlift — yes, you read that right: airlift — 1,150 elderly laying hens from Hayward, Calif., to Elmira, N.Y., in an Embraer 120 turbo-prop.The price? $50,000.Rig… http://flip.it/67jkU

From the founder of Aptera, tiny (and stackable) ultra-efficient organic farms

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

From the founder of Aptera, tiny (and stackable) ultra-efficient organic farms Katie Fehrenbacher, gigaom.com Steve Fam­bro, the founder and for­mer CEO of elec­tric car start­up Aptera, isn’t one to sug­ar­coat a story. He told me that short­ly after he was fired from Aptera in late 2009, he was stand­ing in the check­out line of a … Continue reading From the founder of Aptera, tiny (and stackable) ultra-efficient organic farms

Rimac unveils greyp G12 electric bike with 75 mile range

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Rimac unveils greyp G12 electric bike with 75 mile range, 40mph top speed James Trew, engadget.com Rimac’s Con­cept One has been some­thing of an enig­ma, but there’s no doubt­ing that the EV maker has just taken the veil off its lat­est prod­uct — the greyp G12 elec­tric bike. If you’re not sure if looks like … Continue reading Rimac unveils greyp G12 electric bike with 75 mile range

What If We Named Catastrophic Hurricanes After Climate Change Deniers?

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Data Governance, Systems Science

What If We Named Catastrophic Hurricanes After Climate Change Deniers? fastcoexist.com We give hurricanes such friendly, blameless names. What did Sandy ever do to anyone? An advocacy group wants to name disastrous storms after the politicians who are blocking effective climate policy. Spare a thought for peo­ple named Ivan,… http://flip.it/SKXvC Related articles What If We … Continue reading What If We Named Catastrophic Hurricanes After Climate Change Deniers?

The 59 countries most prepared to handle an uncertain future

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

The 59 Countries That Are Most Prepared To Handle An Uncertain Future fastcoexist.com A new report ranks the world’s countries not on their economic indicators, but on their ability to “safeguard the needs of its future generations.” The results might surprise you. We nor­mal­ly judge which coun­tries are “doing best” by look­ing… http://flip.it/Pus8b

Fukushima radiation set to hit the U.S. by 2014

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

Fukushima radiation set to hit the U.S. by 2014 By Lindsay Abrams, salon.com Fortunately, it should be harmless Unless you were one of the 160,000 thou­sand peo­ple in the near vicin­i­ty of the Fukushi­ma dis­as­ter who evac­u­at­ed their homes in 2011, the ongo­ing nuclear cri­sis on Japan’s shore can seem awful­ly far… http://flip.it/pEFyG Related articles … Continue reading Fukushima radiation set to hit the U.S. by 2014

America’s wicked, deadly heat wave last week

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Systems Science

America’s wicked, deadly heat wave last week | Grist.

Think you can’t afford an EV? Think again

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Think you can’t afford an EV? Think again | Grist.