The Cosmic Perspective
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Sustainability: Definition and Five Core Principles
www.sustainabilitylabs.orgAt the same time, there are clearly cosmic processes which work to create and increase order, at least temporarily. These processes are evident on Earth ... underlying economic perspective: whether focused on short-term, linear and narrow objectives, or on long-term, comprehensive, eco-sensitive cycles of return. ...
The DOE Ionizing Radiation Dose Ranges Chart
www.energy.govfrom cosmic radiation from space. Many individuals are exposed to additional radiation from medical diagnostics and procedures that can vary in dose by several orders of magnitude. The newly-revised DOE Ionizing Radiation Dose Ranges Chart puts this into perspective by comparing ranges of doses from natural sources with doses
Temperature and Radiation - Asterism.org
asterism.orgThe solid angle from the observer’s perspective to the nuclear device is π steradians, a situation analogous to subsolar temperature planetary calculations above. The device’s solid angle is 2 5 2 (0.5) 7.85 10 100 π = x − steradians. The observer’s temperature is affected by ambient and device temperatures: 4 4 5 4(300) (7.85 10 )(10000)
The Fine-Tuning Argument
home.olemiss.eduthe cosmic parameters were like the just-right settings on an old-style radio dial: if the knob were turned just a bit, the clear signal would turn to static. As a result, some physicists started describing the values of the parameters as ‘fine-tuned’ for life. Let us henceforth use ‘fine-tuning’ as