Nuclear winter: Pentagon says yes, it may happen, but “so what?”

Does it do what it says on the tin?

The Passivhaus (or Passive House) Standard is one of the world’s most widely known voluntary energy performance standards. For a dwelling to achieve the Standard and be granted Certification, the building fabric requires careful design and detailing, high levels of thermal insulation, building airtightness, close site supervision and careful workmanship. However, achieving Passivhaus Certificat...

The Ninth Amendment: It Means What It Says

Predictive coding? Yes, but from what source?

There is little doubt that predictive coding is an important mechanism in language processing-indeed, in information processing generally. However, it is less clear whether the action system is the source of such predictions during perception. Here I summarize the computational problem with motor prediction for perceptual processes and argue instead for a dual-stream model of predictive coding.

Yes, hyperglycaemia is indeed a modifiable cardiac risk factor: so says Mendel.

The presence of diabetes is clearly associated with excess cardiovascular risk. However, much controversy exists over whether current glucose-lowering strategies in type 2 diabetes mellitus in fact reduce cardiovascular event rates. Older data had suggested that lowering blood glucose reduced ischaemic events, but contemporary trials of relatively short duration have challenged the long-held co...

Crankshaft Failure and Why It May Happen Again

This case study involves two continuously cast steel crankshaft failures. Three parties performed their own failure analyses: (1) the engine manufacturer responsible for component design, specification, and application; (2) the steel supplier and forging supplier responsible for making the steel, forging the shape, and preliminary heat treatment; and (3) a supplier that provided induction harde...