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Going Global: The World Wide Web and Globalization
By Michael Riordan | | Culture, Science, Technology
Physicists and programmers at two high-energy physics laboratories established the World Wide Web in the early 1990s.
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Going Global 2: Impact of the World Wide Web on Globalization
By Michael Riordan
Physicists and programmers who developed the World Wide Web played important roles in the current wave of globalization.
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Wildfire Smoke in the San Juans
By Arthur Winer, Ph.D.
Increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in the Pacific Northwest have led to dangerous levels of smoke in the San Juan Islands. A leading air-pollution authority discusses potential health effects, particulate measurements, and mitigation measures to reduce exposures.
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About Orcas Currents
An online magazine of occasional thoughtful articles about science, technology, environment, culture and policy, many written by contributors to the highly successful Orcas Currents lecture series.
Editor: Michael Riordan