Memes with the Watson keyword “total mass”

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Human Behavior is Dictated by Laws of Nature, but Too Complex to Predict

While conceding that human behavior is indeed determined by the laws of nature, it also seems reasonable to conclude that the outcome is determined in such a complicated way and with so many variables as to make it impossible in practice to predict. For that one would need a knowledge of the initial state of each of…

Dec 12, 2011 1

economics
human nature
psychology

The Waste of the Shuttle External Tanks

But to grasp just how far our current mindset is from being able to attempt innovation on such a scale, consider the fate of the space shuttle’s external tanks [ETs]. Dwarfing the vehicle itself, the ET was the largest and most prominent feature of the space shuttle as it stood on the pad. It remained attached to the…

Oct 5, 2011 1

innovation
nasa
space exploration
space station