Living on the Real World
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Peer review – reviewed.
We’re entering a time when the process of scientific peer review will likely undergo a careful scrutiny from all sides....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Groundhog Day and Climate Change
You know the drill. If a groundhog comes out of its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
What the Super Bowl and Greek mythology teach us about Living on the Real World
There’s no escaping the hype, is there? This week, the Super Bowl is on many minds, at least in this...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Let’s make some history!
“It’s the not the kings and generals who make history, but the masses, the people.” – Nelson Mandela Are you...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
A Change in the Climate…in Cairo, and at the American Meteorological Society
It’s not only planets that undergo climate change. Nations, states – and professional communities – can experience a change in...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Speaking of communication…money talks!
Several vignettes from this year’s AMS Annual Meeting in Seattle. #1. Early in the meeting, I happened to run into...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Last night’s State of the Union address? A real STEM-winder!
Stemwinder? An old-fashioned mechanical watch needing winding. Now there’s a word that probably will disappear from the vocabulary in a...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Good news on climate change communication…from the AMS Meeting floor…and from Vermont.
Climate change communication? In many ways, a meta-challenge for our community. As a problem, climate change itself is big, complex,...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
S/N
“Preach the gospel, and, if necessary, use words.” – often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi. Engineers tell us that...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Talk to me!
This year’s American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting theme is communication – and it’s a winner. Talk about hitting a...
