Living on the Real World
Living on the Real World
Science Diplomacy “…and furthermore…”
The previous LOTRW post reflecting on science diplomacy triggered two responses that prompt this brief postscript. The first came from...
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A few reflections on science diplomacy.
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the...
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Focus, people!
Whistler’s Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1 (you may know it by another name). File information A week ago a...
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GMU’s department of atmospheric, oceanic, and Earth sciences fixes the PhD qualifying exam.
Physics Today’s July 2024 issue provides the happy news, in an article authored by Timothy DelSole and Paul A. Dirmeyer....
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AI impact on global energy demand. Further incentive to think like the Wright brothers.
On July 11 my InBox contained this contribution from a New York Times (subscription) service, a thoughtful piece by David...
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NASEM’s inaugural State of the Science Address
On June 26, Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences and Chair of the National Research Council, presented what NASEM...
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When it comes to artificial intelligence and weather, think like the Wright brothers.
On May 13th the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate held a...
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Cramming for my finals, Part 3. Heaven, if it exists, a poem by Robin Smith Chapman.
Heaven, if it exists, will be made of plastic, that glowingsky space of eternity floating abovebright colors of every size...
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Cramming for my finals, Part 2. High Tension, FDR’s Battle to Power America, by John Riggs.
“A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.” – Will...
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Remedial reading: Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free, by Jed Rakoff.
“But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands,...
