Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Science? More relevant every day. And also more political.
The Founding Fathers found science fascinating. Franklin was one of the foremost scientists of his day, renowned worldwide. In 1743,...
From AMS Journals, Perspectives
No One of Us Can Solve the Whole Problem
by William Hooke, AMS Policy Program Director, from the AMS Project, Living on the Real World “Go to the ant,...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways, and be wise!
This Biblical proverb warns against laziness, and exhorts each of us to higher levels of diligence and industry. A good...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Honesty. After all these years, still the best policy
Friday’s post introduced the notion of policy. A policy is a decision – but not a single decision. It’s a...
If Your Climate Cup Runneth Over
Processing the endless stream of weather data can be a little like drinking from a fire hose. So designer/artist Mitchell...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The Real World? Might be broken. Where’s that toolkit?
Let’s take stock. We face five major challenges: – (unfavorable) climate variability – natural hazards – unintended environmental consequences stemming...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Wicked problems.
The future’s problems – at least the ones that matter – are wicked. Today’s young people use this word for...
The Toughest Part of Forecasting
The New Zealand MetService’s chief forecaster Peter Kreft writes: Getting the message out about severe weather, particularly when it involves...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Tackling the future? It’s more than just facing our problems.
Once on a plane flight from DC to Raleigh-Durham, I happened to sit next to an associate dean for minority...
