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With all due respect, and I readily acknowledge that you have earned respect, the North American power grid is in grim shape. It is a hodgepodge collection of independent utilities with risks associated with command, control, and communication, aging infrastructure, and growing demand. The...

What do you call the type of error where one extrapolates from an n of one to generalize about phenomena?

I'm not in a position to critique the pros and cons of competing technologies such as Edit: link removed but I would think that there needs to be a shift from the approach that's been used in the past. Large, continental power grids are far too complex and vulnerable, I like the idea of...

I hope this isn't a hijack as what I wish to do is to point out just how big (DARPA Big) the control problem is. I'm a paraplegic (T12-L1 burst) with some use of my quads so I can actually move my legs a surprising amount- for a paraplegic. Because I have no proprioception, I am not aware of...

As more wind turbines are installed worldwide, I was wondering how much of an impact on weather they could/would have. (Full disclosure: I am not trained, merely an interested non-scientist) Collectively, wind turbines are collecting considerably more energy than Lorenz's butterfly, so could...

I am retired (disability) and simply enthralled with physics despite having an appalling lack of maths. I have worked extensively with severely disturbed children, as a sessional lecturer in Child and Youth Care, and as a manager of technology personnel for a major financial institution. There...