Living on the Real World, Perspectives
To march? Or not to march?
“…ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” – John F....
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A Scientific Neighborhood
At some point, very early in our meteorological education, we learn that the atmosphere, the oceans—and thus weather and climate...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Meanwhile, outside the Beltway…
For me, the week after the annual AMS meeting each year is usually a week of catch-up in my home...
Observing #AMS2017 through the Lens of Twitter
The twitterverse was abuzz with activity during last week’s Annual Meeting. Here are a few of the highlights: Hello Seattle!...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Amicus.
Amicus briefs are legal documents filed in appellate court cases by non-litigants with a strong interest in the subject matter....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
AMS and the “Horton-Hears-a-Who” strategy for making a difference.
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” “This,” cried the Mayor, “is your town’s darkest hour! The time...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Want to make a difference in today’s political turmoil? Think like a meteorologist.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. – Proverbs 26:4...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The AMS has changed my life. How has it changed yours?
I’m Bill Hooke, and the AMS changed my life. A bit of departure from the usual fare for these posts....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The Signal and the Noise
“Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge: the serenity to accept the things we cannot...
AMS Editors Discuss Peer Review
Fundamentally, peer review is critical to the proper functioning of science, and yet there can be surprising variations in the...
