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SUYF: the other side – 12/4/22
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ASFO 2022–12–03
Belgium, or more particularly a Belgian engineer named van Mele, provides me with the material for an extended meditation on global energy use, and especially the topic of energy efficiency, which many people look to for large gains. Having teased it last time, I remember to explain the practical application for Compressed Air Energy Storage which occurred to me. This in turn proves to be another chance to insist on considering the character of the demand for energy when discussing how to meet it. (A comment directed me to an interesting article peripherally related to the subject of district heating, which I often raise.) And I spend a moment talking about the upcoming Apollo 17 anniversary, of which more anon.
Supplementary Show
2022–12–06 Conclusion of the brief biography of Count Rumford, from the 2022–11–29 show. I then read Nuclear Energy and Southern Africa by BFJ Schonland from Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy volume 1, which leads me to ramble on about the origins of “apartheid”, possibly without really knowing enough about the topic.
Atomic Year 25
Eighty years ago today, 2 December 1942, is an epochal date in the history of humanity : the first controlled nuclear fission chain reaction. The very existence of Chicago Pile 1, and the effort in which it was a central part, was a dire secret at the time. The measurements made on CP–1 would provide vital information for the designers of atomic bombs, and the Hanford production reactors for making bomb material. And yet…
Also in this programme, from Let’s Talk About the Atom, Volume 2 :
- “Atomic Power, Today and Tomorrow” (Milton Shaw, Director, Division of Reactor Development and Technology, USAEC) ― Atomic power is becoming more important in our daily lives with each passing year. Mr Shaw tells about the AEC’s efforts to make this new energy source more efficient, reliable, and economical. He talks about our supplies of fuel for the future, “breeder” reactors under development, and atomic power to desalt sea water for irrigation.
- “Atomic Energy at the Smithsonian” (Dr Philip Bishop, Curator in Charge, National Museum of History and Technology) ― A new hall of atomic energy is under construction at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr Bishop and his colleagues have assembled an impressive array of unique artifacts that deal with the history of the atomic age ― among them an atom smasher, a replica of the first nuclear reactor, and the historic cigar box in which the first minute sample of man-made plutonium was stored. The Smithsonian has opened up a new world of atomic energy for the six million people who tour its exhibits each year.
- “What Can the Moon Rocks Tell Us?” (Robert Weeks, Senior Physicist, ORNL) ― Questions about the origin and age of the Moon have puzzled scientists for many years and, at long last, bits of the lunar surface can be studied at first-hand. Samples brought back by Apollo astronauts are now under exhaustive analysis at laboratories across the country. Robert Weeks discusses the scientific search for clues to lunar history and the history of Earth itself.
Luv’n Time International Episode 2 (2022-12-02)
- Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
- ESG – Like This
- Lyn Collins – Think (About It)
- The Mohawks – The Champ
- The Soul Searchers – Ashley’s Roachclip
- Al Wilson – The Snake
- Booker T. & The MG’s – Slim Jenkins Place
- James Brown & The Famous Flames – Cold Sweat Part 1
- The Quik – Bert’s Apple Crumble
- Ferrante & Teicher – Midnight Cowboy
- Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – Too Late
- Archie Bell & The Drells – Tighten Up, Pt. 1
- David McCallum – The Edge
- Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul
- The Beginning Of The End – Funky Nassau, Part 1
- Augustus Pablo and King Tubby – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
- Jean Jacques Perrey – E.V.A.
- The Mike Curb Congregation – Burning Bridges
Bits In Stereo – 2022.11.27
Tracklist
- Ann Clue – Darkest Moments (Original Mix), (link)
- Bastian Bux – Different Man (Original Mix), (link)
- T78 – Dominator (Original Mix), (link)
- ROBPM & MOTVS – XXL (Original Mix), (link)
- Metodi Hristov – Detection (Extended Mix), (link)
- Cari Lekebusch – Mind Dive (Original Mix), (link)
- 2pole – Run featuring Ursula Rucker (Original Mix), (link)
- John Darque – Talking Strangers (Original Mix), (link)
- Jay Lumen – Old Machines (Original Mix), (link)
- AnGy KoRe – Describe (Original Mix), (link)
- ROBPM – Double Slap (Original Mix), (link)
- Dusty Kid – Pantagruel (Original Mix), (link)
SUYF: the other side – 11/27/22
ASFO 2022–11–26
Two quotations form the theme of this episode, which starts a little late, because I had to duck out of a Thanksgiving dinner. Yes, I set a timer, but when it went off there was still food on my plate! The meat of the episode is a consideration of the confluence of social and material conditions which define our modern world. Also I muse about aspects of immigration to space settlements, the generic problems of assimilation and diversity, and the great question of escape from the patron–client model of society, which could reasonably be cast as the central social problem of our time. (It all sounds very elevated until I name–check “Professor Steamhead” from Ninja High School.) And at the very end I mention a technological idea I had, which I might explain some more next week.
Supplementary Show
2022–11–29 I begin reading a biography of Count Rumford, that eminent patron of the sciences and useful arts. This came to me in the form of a little pamphlet reprinted from The Contemporary Review, volume XLIV, which appears to date it to 1883, over the name of J Tyndall. This appears to denote John Tyndall FRS, who was at the time Professor of Physics in the Royal Institution, founded by Rumford. Tyndall was very much interested (as Rumford had been) in the subjects of light and heat, and made a lecture tour of America in 1872, which corresponds to a reference at the beginning of the article.
Luv’n Time International Episode 1 (2022-11-25)
- The Meters – Cissy Strut
- Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s – Blow Your Head
- Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Melting Pot
- Cliff Nobles – The Horse
- Deodato – Also Sprach Zarathustra
- Barbara Acklin – Am I The Same Girl
- Pretty Purdie – Soul Drums
- Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – A Taste Of Honey
- The Jimmy Castor Bunch – Troglodyte (Cave Man)
- Jimmy Smith – Root Down (And Get It) (Live)
- Smoove – I’m A Man
SUYF: the other side – 11/20/22
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Bits In Stereo – 2022.11.20
Tracklist
- Supermode – Tell Me Why (MEDUZA Extended Remix), (link)
- Beltran (BR) – Smack Yo (Original Mix), (link)
- Mau P – Drugs From Amsterdam (Original Mix), (link)
- HEYZ – Daylight featuring DarkDark (Extended Mix), (link)
- Kris Davis – Bleak (Original Mix), (link)
- Christian Monique – Illusionize (Original Mix), (link)
- Marsh & Nox Vahn – Serena’s Garden (Extended Mix), (link)
- Danny Darko – Butterfly featuring Jova Radevska (Vocal Mix), (link)
- Sainte Vie – Cenote (Original Mix), (link)
- Greg Francis – Stop The Ride (Original Mix), (link)
- Las Von – Mogadishu (Original Mix), (link)
- GFE Ultra – At A Time Like This featuring Lee Rice (Original Mix), (link)