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George Cowan, Founding President of Santa Fe Institute: 1920-2012

April 20, 2012 • By • Leave a Comment
George Cowan

George Cowan, a Manhattan Project scientist and civic leader who helped pioneer the interdisciplinary investigation of complex adaptive systems and served as founding president of the Santa Fe Institute, died today at the age of 92. As a chemist who also spent nearly 40 years in research and administration at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Cowan was SFI’s president from 1984 to 1991. He also helped establish the Santa Fe Opera and served as longtime chairman of the Los Alamos National Bank. "George Cowan's death is a huge loss to us all," SFI President Jerry Sabloff said in a ... Read More

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Bridging the Budget Gap With Stolen Lunch Money

August 25, 2011 • By • Leave a Comment
School Budget Cuts Graphic From AASA Survey

As the United States attempts to regain footing in its most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression, locally funded schools are left to shoulder the burden. Spending cuts are enacted to diminish the budget gap, while resources to core services, like education, slow to a trickle. The American Association of School Administrators published data from a recent survey detailing how K-12 school administrators across the country made cuts to their schools' programs. Click the image below to view the info graphic that appears in the September-October 2011 issue of Miller-McCune. It ... Read More

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Battling World Hunger Through Innovative Technology

July 12, 2011 • By • Leave a Comment
Battling World Hunger Graphic

Topics like farm industrialization and genetic modification seem to dominate discussion of technology's role in addressing world hunger. Beyond them, however, are new and exciting frontiers. From mobile apps to interactive games, technology is reshaping our understanding of and approach to world hunger. To see the illustration of these innovations that appeared in the July-August 2011 issue of Miller-McCune magazine, click the image below. Robotics Whereas the plant breeder's pursuit of an ideal seed has traditionally been time-consuming and resource-intensive, new technology is vastly ... Read More

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Wonking Week: Dirty Laundry

June 7, 2011 • By • Leave a Comment

The embarrassed admission by Congressman Anthony Weiner of his Twitter indiscretions is the latest example of the problems that arise when power meets irresponsibility — especially among powerful male politicians. In this podcast — completed shortly before Weiner-gate broke — Wonking Week hosts Jessica Hilo and Tom Jacobs discuss the foibles of men of power and definitions of masculinity as presented on Miller-McCune.com over the years. In the second half of the podcast, Idea Lobby blogger Emily Badger talks about the Federal Communications Commission, which some have described as a ... Read More

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Wonking Week: Walls and Bridges

May 31, 2011 • By • Leave a Comment

In the wake of President Barack Obama's major speech on American policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after the Arab Spring and Binyamin Netanyahu's frosty reception of that address, Wonking Week's co-hosts Jessica Hilo and Tom Jacobs examine past Miller-McCune articles that shine a light on the peace process in the region. In the second session, Idea Lobby blogger Emily Badger reviews a recent book looking at global Muslim anger at the United States. She reports that the book finds the Islamic world feels both oppressed by a powerful U.S. and betrayed by a country that hasn't ... Read More

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