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Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Jerome Ravetz on the sociology of science and keeping standards high.
“Fix the problem, not the blame.”[1] Here’s a good way for you to start your week. Read a comment by...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Hope
“A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn…” [Note: many readers may...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
“Error Cascade”
Familiar with this term? It’s the subject of a post on the blog Armed and Dangerous. I wouldn’t have seen...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
A (well) managed planet?
Mythology tells us that Phaethon was unprepared when he took (his father) Helio’s sun chariot for a spin. Helios had...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Our Phaethon moment.
Know your Greek mythology? Then you know that Phaethon (also Phaëton, “the radiant one”) was the son of Helios, the...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Recovery from disasters?
The difficulties are tragically underestimated. In the hazards community much of the focus these days is on recovery – how...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Concluding thoughts on New Year’s resolutions.
“A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.” – Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) “And if you...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
A New Year’s Resolution for 2012.
This year, make your carbon footprint your least consequential footprint… …as explained in 2011’s New Year’s post. As on-point today...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
More on New Year’s resolutions
This is the third in a series of posts on New Year’s resolutions…and on giving ourselves a fighting chance to...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
New Year’s Resolutions, continued.
When it comes to our resolutions for the coming year, most of us add tasks. We know from experience this...
