Going Global: The World Wide Web and Globalization
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
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
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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The Fourth Wave Is Here
Based on county, state and national coronavirus data, the fourth wave of the pandemic is well under way, but it will hopefully be blunted by the wave of Covid-19 vaccinations now gaining steam.
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Another Battle of the Bulge?
In our continuing battle with the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the United States may soon be facing a serious counter-attack coming from variant virus strains, despite encouraging progress on vaccinations, but we must never surrender.
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Why Trust Science?
We should trust scientific results because they are based on empirical evidence and theoretical reasoning that have withstood the critical scrutiny of a diverse community of skeptical experts.
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The Hunting of the Quark
A personal reminiscence about the landmark high-energy electron scattering experiments that half a century ago led to the discovery of quarks and to a deepened appreciation of the role of evidence in establishing what is true.
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The Cracked and Broken Plate on Which Our Islands Rest
Marine geologist and Orcas Currents lecturer Gary Greene provides an overview of the dynamic, tectonic forces at play in the San Juan Islands Archipelago and how they have shaped the geological environment of the islands we call home.
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The Apocalypse Factory
An excerpt from Seattle author and Orcas Currents lecturer Steve Olson’s new book, The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Bomb, destined to become the definitive history of Hanford nuclear reservation in south-central Washington state.
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