Perspectives
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Time for a gut check.
Gut check? Part of the 21st century vernacular. Look it up on dictionary.com and you’ll find this definition: a pause...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
21st-century science and its FOIAbles
“Science is his forte, and omniscience is his foi(a)ble.” Quote (forgive the 21st-century twist) attributed to the English clergyman and...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Are you feeling energized or drained?
Yesterday, a good friend and valued colleague sent me a link. Entitled Scientists discover a stem cell that causes heart...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
More on National Weather Service kairos…
Maybe 25 years ago, before I moved from Boulder to Washington, I was in DC for a few days on...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
O Canada…who stands on guard for thee?
Even as our world rapidly globalizes, the vast majority of us continue to take pride in our countries of origin....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Challenges in science and public policy redux.
In a post on April 3, 2012, I presented a notional list of ten substantial challenges for science and public...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
A kairos moment for the National Weather Service
Scholars tell us that the ancient Greeks had two words for the English word time. The first was khronos (or...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Earth observations, science, and services for the 21st century
Got that flash of déjà vu? That feeling you’ve seen the headline before, maybe even on this blog? That’s because...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Collaboration in Earth observations, science, and services
The previous post tables the subject of public-private-sector collaboration. Jerome Ravetz cites UK examples showing that such relationships are fraught....
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Jerome Ravetz comment on public-private-sector collaboration
Jerry Ravetz is an extraordinary scholar whose work and thought defy easy characterization. Fortunately, he’s done the job for us!...
