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Public Education’s Six R’s
In the modern world, American educators are finding that beyond reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic, there are three additional R's that matter.
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Back-to-School Days
An important step against political challenges to meteorology is improving U.S. STEM education.
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Options for Science in the Present Political Environment, Continued
Meteorologists need to remain adaptive and embrace new technologies and the associated changes they bring to our task.
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ICYMI. Impressions from the 2026 Joint AMS Washington Forum and Summer Community Meeting.
Bill Hooke shares a few impressions and takeaways from the 2026 Joint AMS Washington Forum and Summer Community Meeting.
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A Better Starting Point for Science and Society: Relationship vs. Transaction
A knowledge-deficit model underpins much of scientists' communication to the public. The solution? Scientists need to more generous and less needy.
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Revisiting the Social Contract Between Science and Society
In the compact between science and society, relaying knowledge is important, but first trust must be built.
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Current Political Problems for Science Call for More than a Political Response
“In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security and they wanted a comfortable life. And they lost...
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Heat, version-2026
Summer hazards are coming; how can we ensure that the warnings of those hazards are heeded?
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International Weather Data Sharing in an AI-Enabled World
As forecasts grow more accurate and more useful to decision-makers, we need to give their ethical and moral dimensions more attention.
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Craig Venter, and How Multiple, Parallel Paths Accelerate Science and Technology
The Human Genome Project is one example of how competition and democracy in science favor good outcomes—a lesson also applicable to meteorology.
