Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: Science
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A Canticle for Reason
N.B. This is an old article, written a decade ago, but shared only informally with a few. In today’s uncertain world, it seems appropriate to share it more widely. The news spread through the community as most things do – a whisper here, a brief allusion there. Everyone seemed to know, but nobody dared talk…
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On WSPRs, Geeks, and Luftballons
After the Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down, there was speculation the U.S. may have later downed a $250 amateur science project.
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The Epistemology of Science
If it disagrees with experiment, it’s WRONG. In that simple statement is the key to science.
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Lessons from Winnie the Pooh: Sustainable Cyberinfrastructure
The longitudinal value of research data often accrues to disciplines other than those where it was created. We need a new model that judiciously balances investment between the “next big thing” and sustainable cyberinfrastructure, for the latter is itself a crucial enabler of discovery.
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Quantifying Innovation and Investment
According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), federal funding for research, development, and facilities has declined from 1.23 percent of gross domestic product in fiscal year 1976 to an estimated 0.75 percent in the President’s proposed 2015 budget.
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Celestial Mechanics: Why I Know Summer Will Come
Though the long past, languid days of northern latitude summer now seem like a waking dream, I have faith – grounded in science – that summer will come again.