Word: reductionism
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Angela Merkel has been speaking for about 45 minutes to a Dresden campaign rally of some 2,000 people. She's not much of an orator, but her listeners are attentive as they munch sausages and drink beer in the sunshine. Even a group dressed up as cows - holding signs...
True cost competitiveness is within reach. Panel costs have fallen 66% over the past decade. Company executives and outside analysts estimate that a further 50% reduction, which would make solar-powered-electricity costs comparable with other types of fuel, is possible within the next decade. And because natural-gas and...
And then there is nuclear proliferation. There are many diplomatic options, including wider acceptance of treaties, improved security measures, increased monitoring, excess stockpile reduction, and better warhead accounting practices to reduce the spread of nuclear arms. These are far from a panacea, but widespread diplomatic acceptance of current treaties and...
China’s current urban-rural situation is indeed in dire straits. Official data show that the average rural resident makes only 32 percent of the income of his urban counterparts—a statistic that is at its worst level since data first became available in 1952. And...
DAP: I think registration of sperm donors is probably the right idea. It will cause a huge reduction in the amount of people who are willing to be sperm donors, which is the downside. But these kids are a party to contracts between the parents and the sperm bank that...