President's Day Reading Roundup

Here are a couple of eclectic articles that I found over the past couple of weeks.

Also, I will be going to the Renewable Energy World Conference next week, which I will be blogging about. Check it out here.

Interesting article in Sci American about how flattery, even if people recognize it is excessive, will get you very far.

The WSJ details how much actual playing time is televised in a football game.

In the dam cool department, Israeli engineers have invented a rotorless helicopter.

The environmental impact of phone books.

Combining photography, video, and the environment, a coal power plant timelapse.

An interesting graphic by the NYTIMES depicting the budget forecast of the Federal Government and the actual budget after all is said and done. Surprisingly, they are almost always over the estimate and over budget (Sarcasm).

Just a cool CGI video with a photographic perspective.

Trey Ratcliffe of Stuck in Customs fame stopped by Stanford the other day for a photowalk. It was a lot of fun and you can see his version of the Stanford Church here.

Wired article on the high speed trains finally coming to America.