Computers, Bridges, and Climate Prediction

November 24th, 2007 climate change, critical thinking

With modern computing technology and advances in engineering, you might think that designing and building a structurally sound and safe bridge would be a no brainer. After all, many of us as kids might have spanned a small stream with a fallen log, or placed an old board across a convenient space and made our own play bridges. So how difficult can bridge building be?

As it turns out, it’s still a lot more complicated than what a computer can handle. This article from Science News (Bad Vibrations) is very interesting and will make you hesitate when crossing any bridge.

Here’s an interesting point from the article:

Read more »