According to Facer, it was the crash of 1929 that led to the five-day week. "Before that it was common to work six-day weeks with 12 to 14-hour days. When the Great Depression hit, the idea was to share work around to get more people into employment." During the next big financial crisis in the 1970s, there was much talk of moving to a four-day week, but for a variety of reasons that didn't pan out. "Things are different now," says Facer. "I wouldn't be surprised if we could get 50 per cent or more of the workforce working four-day weeks in the next few years." Next up: the three-day week.
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Ion engine could one day power 39-day trips to Mars - space - 22 July 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
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As I mentioned it into my thesis, this engine bridges the gap between chemical and low-thrust propulsion systems. To be more specific: Isp should vary between 1000 and 30000s, and the thrust amplitude should reach up to 1200 N. It is interesting to see that the concept is actually moving forward ...
Apollo special: Mirrors on the moon - space - 12 July 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
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Maybe Pacome can come up with some nice idea on testing GR with the reflectors on the Moon?
Jupiter sports new 'bruise' from impact - space - 20 July 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
Fliegender Holländer: Tüftel-Student fliegt nur mit Muskelkraft - SPIEGEL ONL... - 0 views
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The guy is studying Aeronautics in Delft and has been working on his flying bike since he was 16. He manage to fly 1.5 m high and 10 m long! A bit higher and the bike helm is not going to be of so much help!
Geoengineer climate? Obama aide won't rule out - Climate Change- msnbc.com - 0 views
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very interesting article indeed - good basis for our own assessment! check especially this part: "At an international meeting of climate scientists last month in Copenhagen, 15 talks dealt with different aspects of geoengineering." do you have the references? -
I found the abstracts for this meeting online (http://www.iop.org/EJ/toc/1755-1315/6/45). I'm also looking for the papers which relate to the different talks. These could be helpfull too.
Pluto's kin may have invaded asteroid belt - space - 15 July 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
Fast-spinning black holes might reveal all - physics-math - 08 August 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
Moon used as giant particle detector - space - 05 August 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
Destruction of Martian methane may be bad news for life - space - 05 August 2009 - New ... - 0 views
Better world: Take Friday off… forever - 15 September 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
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As ACT is tasked to investigate innovative working methods... DO IT!!! :) -
but then we also have to ask who is willing to work on saturdays one day more for an extra 20% ...
Robots get smarter by asking for help - tech - 17 September 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
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The system uses Amazon's Mechanical Turk, an online marketplace which pairs up workers with employers that have simple tasks they need completing. The robot takes a photo of the object it doesn't recognise and sends it to Mechanical Turk.
Why is the Earth moving away from the sun? - space - 01 June 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
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More fascinating Celestial Mechanics stuff...
Freeze-thaw cycle may explain Saturn moon's odd activity - space - 29 May 2009 - New Sc... - 0 views
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Pretty amazing Celestial Mechanics effects that could potentially help creation of life...
Exoplanet found by measuring star's sideways shift - space - 28 May 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
The New Socialism: Global Collectivist Society Is Coming Online - 0 views
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very nice article ... and we need a new word for this!
Fast-spinning pulsar seen stealing from neighbour - space - 21 May 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
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