Perspectives
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
U.S. “policy for science” … and a (possibly) new “equation” to focus minds.
Science policy analysts usually distinguish between “science for policy” and “policy for science.” The former denotes a unique role of...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Is there an echo in here?
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Climate Change? Anthropologists weigh in.
LOTRW readers may remember earlier posts referring to a four-volume report on Human Choice and Climate Change, Springer (1998) edited...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
WxGeeks. A serious voice in a vital national conversation.
WxGeeks. The name for this weekly offering of The Weather Channel has a lighthearted, slangy feel, but don’t be fooled....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Want to reduce weather hype, weather blame? Then build weather resilience.
The term “news cycle” connotes coverage of an event, followed by reporting on reactions to the earlier reports by prominent...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Schumpeter’s gale.
A victim of Schumpeter’s Gale… ...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Craig McLean selected as Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
“If you want to move a barge, and you kick it – you’ll just hurt your foot. But if you...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Going home… again?
“Don’t you know you can’t go home again?” the author Ella Winter[1] “No man ever steps in the same river...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Pushing the boundaries.
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein This past Thursday, January 15,...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Four metrics: four conversations.
Four conversations – and their juxtaposition –merit our reflection on this three-day weekend. Interestingly, each swirls around an indicator. The...
