Living on the Real World
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Should the world pivot its focus from climate change to other issues? Part 1. A word from Bill Gates.
The United Nations is the final stages of preparation for COP 30, the 30th Climate Change Conference of the Parties,...
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Alfred Nobel, Bertha von Suttner, and Everyman (as in you-and-me).
“Here beginneth a treatise how the High Father of heaven sendeth Death to summon every creature to come and give...
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Joel Mokyr shares the Nobel prize for Economics. Innovation is in.
“It’s the innovation, stupid.” (paraphrasing James Carville, with apologies). In the 1990’s James Carville continuously and famously advised Bill Clinton...
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Peace, dignity, and equality on a healthy planet.
What a great tagline! Four great dimensions to the world’s aspirations. And how’s this for some supporting fine print? Improving...
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The gospel truth.
About a month ago, I read a columnist who said she[1] found it easy to write columns that were interesting,...
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A new framework for science diplomacy.
Vaughan Turekian and Peter Gluckman call for Rewiring science diplomacy in an August 21, 2025 Science editorial. They offer a...
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The future of emergency management. Perspectives from the 50th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop.
In June I wrote a series of short LOTRW posts on the future of emergency management. ICYMI, here’s a link...
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Comparative failure in science.
And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless,...
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Meteorology’s G.O.A.T. – How do you stack up?
Better than you think. Here’s why. The previous LOTRW post makes the case for Elijah the Tishbite as the greatest...
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Who’s the greatest meteorologist who ever lived? The G.O.A.T.?
(This post is a bit longer, and a bit different from the usual… my apologies in advance.) When I was...
