In 1959 the prominent British scientist and novelist C.P. Snow gave a pivotal lecture before a crowd of his colleagues in Cambridge. The lecture focused on what he saw as a serious divide between the sciences and the humanities. As a researcher and creative writer he had a unique perspective on the problem and its impact on society at large. Now, 50 years after that famous lecture, a wide array of experts are gathered together to discuss whether or not the divide still exists and how it affects contemporary society.
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Newtrey Ellison on 05/09 at 09:47 PM
To require less electricity, my native S. Texas needs to convert from mechanical to non-electric
air-conditioning(LithiumBromide absorption). The short-term economics are not good but the ethics are very much in favor of massive conversion ASAP. But you know that Texas is a backwater, ethics-wise. Can you help us?
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