Marine plastic: The solution is bigger than removal

Superintendent's Job Is Far Bigger than Greenkeeping

tournament circuit, thousands of golfers see leading money winning pro fe s s iona l s demonstra te the performance of Wilson T O P N O T C H b a l l s . And a t tent iongetting l a rge space Wilson a d s in many of America's leading magazines and on newspaper sports page s , nation-wide, continual ly remind gol fers everywhere that these profess ionals are members of the famous Wilson Advisory...

Baywatch: Bigger than Aid?

As electricity networks expand, television is second only to lighting in terms of priority uses. A recent survey of households in a rural area of Indonesia showed how rapidly the technology spread. Within two years of electrification, television ownership was 30 percent. Within seven years of electrification, household ownership rates reached 60 percent –this in an area where average incomes we...

The Pill is Mightier Than the Sword

One determinant of peace is the role of women in society. Some studies suggest that a young age structure, also known as a “youth bulge” can facilitate conflict. Population growth and age structure are factors amenable to change in a human rights context. We propose that policies which favor voluntary family planning and the education of women can ameliorate the global burden of disease associa...

Bigger than a Ballot Box

My Botnet Is Bigger Than Yours (Maybe, Better Than Yours): Why Size Estimates Remain Challenging

As if fueled by its own fire, curiosity and speculation regarding botnet sizes abounds. Among researchers, in the press, and in the classroom—the questions regarding the widespread effect of botnets seem never-ending: what are they? how many are there? what are they used for? Yet, time and time again, one lingering question remains: how big are today’s botnets? We hear widely diverging answers....