Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium will (help) save civilization
The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium meets this week at a Washington hotel near Union Station. That railroad station, built around...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
AMS Summer Policy Colloquium. Part 3.
In 2001, a little less than one year after our initial AMS discussions, we held our first AMS Summer Policy...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
AMS Summer Policy Colloquium. Part 2.
A summer-of-2000 conversation with my then-new boss, Ron McPherson at the AMS: “Brother Hooke, I don’t know exactly what you’ll...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium
Do you see the statement on the image of the Earth above that says “an American Meteorology Society Project?” Well,...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Is extreme weather linked to global warming?
Back on May 26th, I mentioned that I’d been invited to write 250 words on this topic for an on-line...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
How to make a dangerous world safer with just a few million dollars
Do you have a few million dollars? Know someone who does? Want to leave a legacy? Are you heartsick about...
Increasing Clouds with a Greater Chance of Hits
If you’ve ever stepped into the batting cage at your local amusement park, you know how difficult it is to...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Memorial Day and science policy…Part 3.
As noted in yesterday’s post, the social contract/policy for science is coming under scrutiny. The latest example? A report on...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Memorial Day and science policy…Part 2
This weekend we’re honoring those who gave their lives in military service to their country. Many made this sacrifice suddenly....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Memorial Day… and science policy
Bear with me. These topics are connected. The link is sobering, but if we view it in the right light...
