Perspectives
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Hazards notes from all over.
Last summer’s U.S. headlines were on the tornadoes; this year those here are focused instead on heat and drought. But...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Another name for attribution.
“Who cares about fixing the problem? We’re too busy fixing the blame.” – origin unknown. “A man can fail many...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Summer reading (and viewing!)
Andy Revkin has enriched our lives in many ways over the years….through his insightful reporting for the New York Times,...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Stuff we don’t know…
“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: 19 the way of an...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Tipping points…for moths and men
“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley.” – Robert Burns, in “To a Mouse“. Perhaps...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Just the facts, ma’am…
“Get your facts first; then you can distort them as you please” – Mark Twain Or maybe not. Of course...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Two jobs for underutilized early-career scientists: links to some history…and an Existence Theorem.
The previous post focused on difficulties early-career bio-scientists face today in finding jobs that fully use and reward their training....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Two jobs for underutilized early-career scientists
Sunday morning’s Washington Post featured an excellent article by Brian Vastag entitled “Scientists Heeded Call But Few Can Find Jobs.”...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
How red tape is born
Meteorologist-readers of this blog know all about fronts and cyclones. Are you a meteorologist? Then you also know about frontogenesis...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Weather-ready Nation(‘s) Capital?
Not really. Here’s a stream of consciousness prompted by this week’s power outages in the DC area, now in their...
