Jay Lund
@JayLund113
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Professor, University of California - Davis. Better living through optimization. My tweets only represent me. Retweets show not endorsements, just interest.
Davis, California, USA
Joined January 2016
Serious question. Is it possible to have morality without religion?
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Quite often we have the water and environmental problems that we work ourselves into. https://t.co/mclSlBJP6Z
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Iran’s water crisis is so dire the president has proposed evacuating the capital. Largely at fault are official policies that exhausted precious water resources.
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Manhole cover painting as a form of public art and civic pride. https://t.co/9CboxTpfv6
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Bradshaw’s idea led to the creation of the “Our Town is Cooler Than Yours” art contest.
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There's a half of the Icarus myth no one tells. Daedalus gave his son Icarus two warnings: 1. Don't fly too close to the sun; the wax will melt. 2. Don't fly too close to the sea; the sea spray will weigh down the feathers. Everyone remembers the first. Hubris. Overreach. We
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Agriculture and prosperity when water is managed without care for the future.
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Iran’s water crisis is so dire the president has proposed evacuating the capital. Largely at fault are official policies that exhausted precious water resources.
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A recent dock fouling event at Jack London Square allowed participants to observe aquatic life on the dock's underwater surfaces. The event highlighted the unique, and often overlooked, ecosystems present in urban marine environments. #cawater
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An observer strolling past the Jack London Square waterfront on a recent Saturday afternoon might have witnessed an unusual sight: A group of people on the dock, some of whom were lying on their be…
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For those who sing while washing dishes after Thanksgiving.
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Water water everywhere, but ...
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100% of our understanding of ancient history is basically trying to derive the image on the right from the one on the left
@ZyMazza It's not super specific on times, but the difference between the two is enough to make the claim. At best, weaving goes back 40,000 years to Neanderthals. The 'discovery' of fire dates back nearly 1,000,000 years. Even cooking was ovwr 700,000 years.
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Let's count the ways of failure: Poor label installation, poor label placement instructions, non-fail-safe electrical engineering for the ship (probably in several ways), insufficient bridge design and reinforcement for modern traffic, etc. There is usually more than 1 failure.
News Release: Loose Wire on Containership Dali Leads to Blackouts and Contact with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge: https://t.co/bifo2KQd0s Board Meeting Summary: https://t.co/Z3j9Ca3zUY
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One aspect of academic and progressive culture I dislike is the assumption in some circles that ethical questions are easy, that it’s obvious who is good or bad in any situation, and that the only challenge is having the will to do the right thing.
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One of my favorite quotes: “If people cannot write well, they cannot think well; and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them.” - George Orwell
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