Perspectives
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Two changes in climate, compared at Christmas.
Climate change is real. Human beings – our numbers, and our activities – drive much of this change. The climate...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Flu-bugs…and the Weather-Ready Nation
Ever heard of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity? Neither had I, until this morning. But on the front...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Weather-Readi(er) Nation
Lots of ideas and food for thought put forth at Tuesday’s opening session of Weather Ready Nation: A Vital Conversation...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
WeatherReady…cabdriver
When you’re among the logistics-impaired, sometimes you fail to reserve a rental car in advance for your travel. No worries,...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Seven (Black) Swans a-swimming…
This and every Christmas, our attention eventually turns to our true love, and his/her gift of seven-swans-a-swimming (along with six...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Fracking…a Tale of Two Continents
You’re familiar with fracking…the technique of extracting natural gas from shales by using high-pressure fluids injected (typically, at great depths)...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Choices.
“Our most important decision in life is our choice of parents.” Brilliant. A good friend and colleague just gave birth...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Kepler-22B…not the panacea for our problems here on Earth.
“The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Shakespeare…21st century style.
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The latest buzz?
…goes by the name zenana. According to an article in this morning’s Washington Post, that’s a middle Eastern word loosely...
