Nature Bats Last: (Another) Nuclear Power Station Shut Down By (More) Jellyfish

(Another) Power Station Shut Down By (More) Jellyfish by Rachel Cernansky, Boulder, Colorado on 07.12.11 Treehugger Image: NPphotostream via flickr It’s getting to be a recurring problem: jellyfish clogging the water flow that power plants need in order to run. In Scotland less than two weeks ago, they impacted the water intake for cooling at …

Stuart Umpleby: Papers on Reflexivity, Soros Reviews

2010 “From Complexity to Reflexivity: The Next Step in the Systems Sciences” 2009 with Emil Nedev, “A Reflexive view of a Transdisciplinary Field: The Case of Cybernetics” 2007 “Reflexivity in Social Systems: The Theories of George Soros” 1990 “A Preliminary Inventory of Theories Available to Guide the Reform of Socialist Societies” Many Other Papers See …

Review: Global Public Policy – Governing Without Government?

Wolfgang Reinicke Pioneering Work, Missing Some Pieces,July 7, 2011 This is a pioneering work, easily a decade ahead of other world-class efforts, my favorite being that of (then) World Bank Vice President for Europe, J. F. Rischard, High Noon 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them. It has been largely over-looked, but should gain …