Transatlantic mentalities

Demystifying mentalities

This latest book by Geoffrey Lloyd continues his exploration into the origins of Greek scientific thought. In it he examines the concept of "mentalities" as an explanation for the peculiar development of medicine, mathematics, and science in early Greece, as well as a description of the thought-processes of primitive and less primitive societies. In both respects he finds it seriously flawed. I...

The Mentalities of Gorillas and Orangutans

The Transatlantic on 2200 Meters

here has been much excitement below our so-called top band at 1.8 MHz. At less than one-tenth this frequency, near 136 kHz, you will find many amateurs enjoying QSOs using a variety of modes. Although US and Canadian amateurs need special permission to transmit here, there is a 2200 meter amateur band in many European countries and in New Zealand. Aside from its low frequency, the most striking...

TCP Behavior on Transatlantic Lambda's

Recent research in the area of high speed TCP has revealed that the protocol can misbehave in cases of high bandwidth long delay networks. Here we present work that clearly demonstrates this behavior of TCP flows in detail. This examination has led us to study the influence of the underlying network as well as the end user system using bursty a protocol such as TCP under such conditions. We des...

Cardiology: a transatlantic view (1).

As a cardiology trainee at the Massachusetts General Hospital I studied with Paul Dudley White. When Dr White reminisced about his medical career I heard tales of Sir Thomas Lewis and the events that led to the description of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Dr White's experience in Britain formed the basis for the development of American cardiology. He brought back with him clinical and exp...