Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Stuff we don’t know…
“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: 19 the way of an...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Tipping points…for moths and men
“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley.” – Robert Burns, in “To a Mouse“. Perhaps...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Just the facts, ma’am…
“Get your facts first; then you can distort them as you please” – Mark Twain Or maybe not. Of course...
Tropical Paradise at the Foot of the Rockies
The July issue of BAMS features an article by John Lewis, Matthew Fearon, and Harold Klieforth on the legacy of...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Two jobs for underutilized early-career scientists: links to some history…and an Existence Theorem.
The previous post focused on difficulties early-career bio-scientists face today in finding jobs that fully use and reward their training....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Two jobs for underutilized early-career scientists
Sunday morning’s Washington Post featured an excellent article by Brian Vastag entitled “Scientists Heeded Call But Few Can Find Jobs.”...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
How red tape is born
Meteorologist-readers of this blog know all about fronts and cyclones. Are you a meteorologist? Then you also know about frontogenesis...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Weather-ready Nation(‘s) Capital?
Not really. Here’s a stream of consciousness prompted by this week’s power outages in the DC area, now in their...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Starbucks as soup kitchen
Friday night’s straight-line thunderstorms and high winds knocked out power for over a million DC residents. The lights went out...
Illustrating the Weather
The best-selling title in the AMS bookstore is The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide to America’s Weather, by Jack...
