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Glimpsing a Greener Future: Computer Model Foresees Effects of Alternative Transportation Fuels

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It’s the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor.
Look into Shane Stephens-Romero’s crystal ball — a computer model called STREET — and find that air quality has significantly improved. Greenhouse [...]

Does Economics Violate the Laws of Physics?

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The financial crisis and subsequent global recession have led to much soul-searching among economists, the vast majority of whom never saw it coming. But were their assumptions and models wrong only because of minor errors or because today’s dominant economic thinking violates the laws of physics?
A small but growing group of academics believe [...]