A pound of flesh — a puzzle about estimates, energy, and life
In my “Physics of Energy and the Environment” class [1], we try to construct estimates of how much energy is required by various aspects of modern civilization. Transportation is the main focus — it’s important, energetically costly, and the physics underlying it can be grasped by non-science-major undergrads in a few weeks [2]. Teaching this … Continue reading A pound of flesh — a puzzle about estimates, energy, and life
The Eighteenth Elephant 