Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Included in its many exhibits on modern science and the progressive future was this electric desktop orrery. Musser’s original orrery was a hulking machine, standing over 2 meters tall and intended for use in museums and university classrooms. On 21 April 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened to the public. Who was Clair Omar Musser?

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Solar geoengineering could be a “painkiller” for the planet—not a substitute for curbing emissions, but a balm that makes life on Earth more bearable in a sweltering future. In 1991, when Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines, it created a haze of particles so dense that it temporarily cooled the planet by. Not everyone agrees.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2015

This study reveals the opposite, and this could change how officials plan and adapt to urbanization in the future. —Professor Annemarie Schneider from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, lead author. The population maps were developed by the WorldPop team, led by Andy Tatem at the University of Southampton.

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