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William H. Calvin

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William H. Calvin, Ph.D., is a theoretical neurobiologist, Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of a dozen books, mostly for general readers, about brains and evolution.

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The one-two punch at Fukushima Daiichi: A preliminary diagnosis

What went wrong? There will be a series of reasons, both proximate (sticking valves, operator errors, slow response) and ultimate (siting, design, and such).

What can we say at this point about the failure to design for an earthquake-tsunami one-two punch?

1. The safety systems detected the earthquake and, as designed or subsequently modified, shut down the chain reaction to below criticality.

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Books by William H. Calvin

Average rating: 3.76 · 204 ratings · 24 reviews · 16 distinct works

	Conversations With Neil's Brain: The Neural Nature Of Thought And Language by William H. Calvin, George A. Ojemann 3.80 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The River That Flows Uphill: A Journey from the Big Bang to the Big Brain by William H. Calvin, H. 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	My rating:
	A Brief History of the Mind: From Apes to Intellect and Beyond 3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	My rating:
	How Brains Think: Evolving Intelligence, Then And Now 3.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Lingua Ex Machina: Reconciling Darwin and Chomsky with the Human Brain by William H. Calvin, Derek Bickerton 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Brain for All Seasons: Human Evolution and Abrupt Climate Change 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Cerebral Symphony: Seashore Reflections on the Structure of Consciousness 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Ascent of Mind: Ice Age Climates and the Evolution of Intelligence 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Cerebral Code: Thinking a Thought in the Mosaics of the Mind 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	My rating:
	How the Shaman Stole the Moon: In Search of Ancient Prophet-Scientists from Stonehenge to the Grand Canyon by William H. Calvin, Malcolm Wells (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	My rating:

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“Our civilization will, of course, be "playing God" in an ultimate sense of the phrase: evolving a greater intelligence than currently exists on earth. It behooves us to be a considerate creator, wise to the world and its fragile nature, sensitive to the needs for stable footings that will prevent backsliding -- and keep that house of cards we call civilization from collapsing.”
― William H. Calvin, How Brains Think: Evolving Intelligence, Then And Now

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