Category Archives: Technology

Assessing the risk of nuclear technology

Posted on 2011-03-24 by Andreas Moser

The nuclear industry is keen on coming up with probabilistic risk assessments that show that a serious accident at a nuclear power plant can only happen every 20,000 years or so (admittedly this number is from a somewhat outdated report … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t answer the phone

Posted on 2011-03-18 by Andreas Moser

A warning to everyone: I don’t like it when you call or e-mail me and your first sentence is “Why didn’t you answer your phone?” Even if it’s not posed as a question but as a statement (“You didn’t answer … Continue reading →

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New innovation from Iran: Islamic bikes

Posted on 2010-10-04 by Andreas Moser

After its revolutionary space programme, sending a mouse, a turtle and a can of worms into space in February 2010, and after being set to uncover the secrets of nuclear fusion, Iran is continuing on its unstoppable path of innovation … Continue reading →

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