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Turning Japanese: Japan's post-bubble policies produced a "lost decade." So why is President Obama emulating them?
THE SCENARIO WAS eerily familiar. A long real estate bubble that had expanded extra rapidly for the previous five years suddenly burst, and asset...
Reason, 07/01/09 by Anthony Randazzo; Michael Flynn; Adam B. Summers · More from publication -
The Living Gomboc: some turtle shells evolved the ideal shape for staying upright
There is something about a turtle on its back that twists your heart. With neck craning toward the ground and legs waving to no effect, it is the...
Natural History, 03/01/09 by Adam Summers · More from publication -
Battered expectations: do baseballs obey the conventional laws of physics?
On fields of dreams, the duel between the batter and the pitcher at times assumes aspects of humiliation and farce. And never more so than when a...
Natural History, 07/01/08 by Adam Summers · More from publication -
Net Neutrality or Government Brutality?
Over the past six years or so, network neutrality, or "net neutrality," has risen from an obscure techie buzz phrase to a bona fide political issue...
Freeman, 07/01/08 by Summers, Adam B · More from publication -
Japan goes postal: freeing the mail
JAPAN'S POST office has been run by the government for 13O years, but not for much longer. Last fall Japan Post began the first stage of its...
Reason, 06/01/08 by Adam B. Summers · More from publication -
On swift wings: what airplane designers could learn from the shape-changing wings of birds
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 2006 when the U.S. military retired the F-14 Tomcat--of Top Gun fame--the most successful...
Natural History, 03/01/08 by Adam Summers · More from publication -
Jaws two: Moray eels grab scientific attention—and more—with their jaws
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Moray eels, to my certain knowledge will bite if provoked. They belong to a family of elongated...
Natural History, 02/01/08 by Adam Summers · More from publication -
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It's Time to Stop California's Plans for High-Speed Rail High-speed rail seems to be all the rage with government planners, but taxpayers should...
Orange County Business Journal, 12/03/07 by Summers, Adam B · More from publication -
Skating through the ages: skaters have been speeding up over the centuries, thanks to better footwear that allows longer strides for maximum efficiency
My little brother and I grew up on Rollerblades, the terrestrial version of ice skates. We raced on the rumpled streets of New York City, from...
Natural History, 12/01/07 by Adam Summers · More from publication -
Cold squirts: Antarctic scallops have lighter shells, less muscle mass, and more resilient hinge rubber than their tropical cousins
Squids and octopuses are well known for their jet-propelled locomotion, scooting along by squirting water out of their mantles. But bivalves? Not...
Natural History, 07/01/07 by Adam Summers · More from publication
