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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Jan 6, 2008 16:20
On Jan 6, 4:01 pm, Bret Cahill aol.com> wrote:> This pushes back Malthus by at least 100 years.
>
But something like a cure for AIDS could push Malthus up by that much
if exponential doubling is performed via a sexual revolution.
This "Principle of Population" depended on the idea that population,
if unchecked, increases at a geometric rate (i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,
etc.), whereas the food-supply grows at an arithmetic rate (i.e. 1, 2,
3, 4, 5 etc.).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Malthus
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Author: Bret CahillBret Cahill Date: Jan 6, 2008 16:29
>> This pushes back Malthus by at least 100 years.
> But something like a cure for AIDS could push Malthus up by that much
> if exponential doubling is performed via a sexual revolution.
More breakthroughs are guaranteed.
> This "Principle of Population" depended on the idea that population,
> if unchecked, increases at a geometric rate (i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,
> etc.), whereas the food-supply grows at an arithmetic rate (i.e. 1, 2,
> 3, 4, 5 etc.).
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Malthus
For once there is a real glimmer of hope.
Bret Cahill
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Author: tgtg Date: Jan 6, 2008 16:56
On Jan 6, 7:29 pm, Bret Cahill aol.com> wrote:>>> This pushes back Malthus by at least 100 years.
>> But something like a cure for AIDS could push Malthus up by that much
>> if exponential doubling is performed via a sexual revolution.
>
> More breakthroughs are guaranteed.
>
>> This "Principle of Population" depended on the idea that population,
>> if unchecked, increases at a geometric rate (i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,
>> etc.), whereas the food-supply grows at an arithmetic rate (i.e. 1, 2,
>> 3, 4, 5 etc.).
>
>
> For once there is a real glimmer of hope.
>
So when there is 1 sq meter per human, they will be able to each have
a light bulb over their heads.
Cool.
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Author: Bret CahillBret Cahill Date: Jan 6, 2008 19:15
>>>> This pushes back Malthus by at least 100 years.
>>> But something like a cure for AIDS could push Malthus up by that much
>>> if exponential doubling is performed via a sexual revolution.
>
>> More breakthroughs are guaranteed.
>
>>> This "Principle of Population" depended on the idea that population,
>>> if unchecked, increases at a geometric rate (i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,
>>> etc.), whereas the food-supply grows at an arithmetic rate (i.e. 1, 2,
>>> 3, 4, 5 etc.).
>
>
>> For once there is a real glimmer of hope.
>
> So when there is 1 sq meter per human, they will be able to each have
> a light bulb over their heads.
> Cool.
The hope is at least that won't be on my watch.
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Author: V-for-VendicarV-for-Vendicar Date: Jan 7, 2008 01:36
"Bret Cahill" aol.com> wrote> This pushes back Malthus by at least 100 years.
>
>> Stanford Report, December 18, 2007
>> Stanford's nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones
You see wild battery claims like this cropping up more and more
frequently, 3-4 times last year alone.
They never seem to show up in the marketplace.
However.... If true it would completly revolutionize the transportation
industry.
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Author: Fred WeissFred Weiss Date: Jan 7, 2008 03:23
On Jan 6, 7:01 pm, Bret Cahill aol.com> wrote:
> This pushes back Malthus by at least 100 years.
Damn! And you were so hoping for world-wide starvation.
Fred Weiss
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Author: Bret CahillBret Cahill Date: Jan 7, 2008 06:51
>> This pushes back Malthus by at least 100 years.
>
>>> Stanford Report, December 18, 2007
>>> Stanford's nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones
>
> � You see wild battery claims like this cropping up more and more
> frequently, 3-4 times last year alone.
True. I've been posting that EEStore is 80%% certain to be a scam.
I've been posting about "deliriscams" generally where otherwise
reputable researchers delude themselves into believing they've
discovered something worthwhile, cold fusion being the most famous
example.
The way this discovery was presented -- they barely have figured out
the magnitude of the fallout -- doesn't fit the deliriscam profile and
there's not one peep of skepticism from the rest of those in the
field.
> � They never seem to show up in the marketplace.
> � However.... If true it would completly revolutionize the transportation
> industry.
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Author: MichaelNJMichaelNJ Date: Jan 7, 2008 07:35
On Jan 7, 9:51 am, Bret Cahill aol.com> wrote:>>> This pushes back Malthus by at least 100 years.
>
>>>> Stanford Report, December 18, 2007
>>>> Stanford's nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones
>
>> � You see wild battery claims like this cropping up more and more
>> frequently, 3-4 times last year alone.
>
> True. I've been posting that EEStore is 80%% certain to be a scam.
>
> I've been posting about "deliriscams" generally where otherwise
> reputable researchers delude themselves into believing they've
> discovered something worthwhile, cold fusion being the most famous
> example.
>
> The way this discovery was presented -- they barely have figured out
> the magnitude of the fallout -- doesn't fit the deliriscam profile and
> there's not one peep of skepticism from the rest of those in the
> field. ...
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Author: Bret CahillBret Cahill Date: Jan 7, 2008 13:48
> I'm curious, based off of what criteria did you arrive at the 800
mile
> a day limit?
Li ion Tesla Roadster: 240 miles.
240 X 10 = 2400 miles.
A practical vehicle will be 1/3 of that.
Bret Cahill
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