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David M. Lodge

David M. Lodge
Mushroom Pool, in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, as it looked in June 23, 1967. The sample that would be the source of Thermus aquaticus strain YT-1 came from this hot spring. Pictured is Thomas Brock standing near the edge of the pool. Image from the self-published "A Scientist in Yellowstone National Park" (Brock, 2017).
March 21, 2025

Science Is Easy to Make Fun of and Hard to Live Without

David M. Lodge
AI-generated image showing a sun haloo above a representative university building
January 15, 2025

Resist Cynicism: A New Year’s Resolution to Help Solve Climate Change

David M. Lodge
Warren Hall - Roof, Windows, and Ivy (Cornell UPhoto)
November 21, 2024

A New US President, Class Division, and Energy Policy

David M. Lodge
• Photo: Leffler, Warren K, photographer. President Jimmy Carter speaking in front of solar panels placed on the West Wing roof of the White House, announcing his solar energy policy / WKL. Washington D.C, June 20, 1979. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021637592/.
October 29, 2024

The Energy Transition Is Inevitable, Regardless of Election Outcome

David M. Lodge
View of the Eiffel Tower with the Olympics rings from the other bank of the Seine river with boats at the docks and in the water, Paris, France. (iStock)
August 15, 2024

Solving Olympic-sized Global Water Challenges

David M. Lodge
Illustration of DNA double helix floating above water
July 2, 2024

Environmental DNA for Better Biological Monitoring and Ecosystem Management

David M. Lodge
Woman Biologist Collecting Environment Samples from a Mountain Lake in Winter
June 6, 2024

Faster, Cheaper, and Better Permitting Using Environmental DNA

David M. Lodge
Electric charging station for electric vehicles in a mall parking lot.
May 24, 2024

Reality Check on the Electrification of Personal Vehicles

David M. Lodge
Pale Blue Dot photo taken by Voyager 1 in 1990
April 19, 2024

Blue Dots, Wickedness, and Earth Day

David M. Lodge
Participants at the 1947 Shelter Island Conference on Quantum Mechanics (left to right): I.I. Rabi; Linus Pauling; J. Van Vleck; W.E. Lamb; Gregory Breit; D. MacInnes; K.K. Darrow; G.E. Uhlenbeck; Julian Schwinger; Edward Teller; Bruno Rossi; Arnold Nordsieck; John von Neumann; John A. Wheeler; Hans A. Bethe; R. Serber; R.E. Marshak; Abraham Pais; J. Robert Oppenheimer; David Bohm; Richard P. Feynman; Victor F. Weisskopf; Herman Feshbach. Not pictured: H.A. Kramers.
March 15, 2024

Oppenheimer: Impartial Scientist or Advocate?

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