Monthly Archives: January 2014

Preparing for a Nuclear Terrorist Attack on an American City: Report from the National Academy of Sciences.

[ I think cities may be the “best” place for a while. Cities have always been richer than rural areas since wages for farmers, loggers, and mining are much lower than the wages of workers who make “value-added” products from … Continue reading

Posted in Where to Be or Not to Be | Comments Off on Preparing for a Nuclear Terrorist Attack on an American City: Report from the National Academy of Sciences.

Review of “The Bet: Paul Erlich, Julian Simon, and our Gamble over Earth’s Future”

Alice Friedemann book review of “The Bet: Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble over Earth’s Future” by Paul Sabin Kind of scary that Bill Gates recommends this book. But then again, to get really good at something, you don’t … Continue reading

Posted in Energy Books | Comments Off on Review of “The Bet: Paul Erlich, Julian Simon, and our Gamble over Earth’s Future”

Stuck in a Land Rover watching women do all the work

A book review by Alice Friedemann of Ann Jones “Looking for Lovedu. Days and Nights in Africa”. 2001. The book deserves 5 stars in terms of hardship and difficulty. It ought to be required reading in schools to alert women … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Comments Off on Stuck in a Land Rover watching women do all the work