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The UK government’s obsession with energy self-sufficiency and renewables looks set to lead to blackouts in the next few years Who’s afraid of electric vehicles? The fact that Greens oppose even eco-friendly electric cars shows that what they really dislike is travel itself Let’s go back to the Moon – and beyond As the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing approaches, backward attitudes here on Earth have tainted our view of lunar exploration It took the Apollo mission for man to come to terms with the mechanics of himself and of the man machine interface. Today, space has other lessons to offer, but it remains instructive to designers on Earth Malcolm Gladwell’s latest bestseller, Outliers, has its moments. In the end, however, its treatment of why individuals and groups ‘make it’ in the worlds of work and education operates as an up-market compilation of liberal prejudices Paying in cash: more than the strange pastime of a few Contactless debit cards, the decline of cheques and the rise, in Korea, of payments made by mobile phones: all raise the spectre of a cashless Britain. But that will never happen Risk-taking, R&D and the recession The woeful level of Western investment in R&D reveals much about the capitalists’ state of mind Today’s economic crisis springs from years and years of under-investment in research and development The myth that New Labour is pro-nuclear Everyone from big business to greens imagines that British government policy favours nuclear energy. It doesn’t Now is not the time to lose faith in R&D If regulators get the better of innovators, it will only serve to prolong the recession Science, engineering and the two Cabinets How many of our leaders in New Labour and the Conservatives have any background in technology or business? Airports: the case for three Heathrows Why it makes sense to even out international flights over England’s green and pleasant land A top sociologist has kind words for what is in fact a searing polemic Two new books on cars have much – but not everything – to recommend them The CFLs are on, but nobody’s home The mad green war on light bulbs won’t save much electricity - it’s about enforcing moral rectitude in the home |
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