The Slack Wire

I'd like to promise a more regular posting schedule here. On the other hand, seeing as I'm on the academic job market this fall (any...

by Will Boisvert Last summer I posted an essay here arguing that nuclear power is a lot safer than people think—about a hundred times saf...

Just above this is a long post by Will Boisvert on the relative risks of nuclear power in the light of the Fukushima disaster. It's very...

Via Christian P. , the free-market solution to climate change: Picture's from Vicksburg, Mississippi. The only thing that would mak...

At the bar the other night, they had The Walking Dead on. We do seem to be in a zombie moment right now. One can't but wonder what it m...

Here's an interesting datapoint: According to the US Energy Information Agency , fully 50 percent of the net new electricity generation ...