Perspectives
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Do the right thing.
Here at the 36th Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, academics and practitioners alike are finding much to talk about....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The real world? Very much a threat.
This week I’m at the 2011 Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop. This is the 36th such annual event. For...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The truth will set you free.
Maybe it’s just me, but do you feel as if over the past few days there’s been a palpable (and...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
NextGen – and the Age of Renovation
What makes the present – this point in history – unique? Does this age have a name? Is this perhaps...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
In(ter)dependence Day
Yesterday, the United States celebrated July 4th. National Public Radio (NPR) joined in, beginning on Morning Edition with their annual...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Let freedom ring!
It’s July 4th – Independence Day. So, a question for the occasion… When climate scientists talk with political leaders, is...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
July 4th – Independence Day! Time for gratitude – and liberté oblige.
Huh? Liberté oblige? We know what noblesse oblige means. Translated literally, “nobility requires,” it’s the idea that those of noble...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Thoughts on checking out from a hotel in Austin.
One of NOAA’s most innovative and intriguing programs? RISA. The acronym stands for Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments. Imagine a...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Your work matters.
“We can’t get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
More on cyberthreats
Cyberthreats? They’re an undercurrent throughout the newspapers and other print media, broadcast news, and the internet itself. The most ominous...
