Perspectives
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Impact! Another NOAA vignette…
…following up from the previous LOTRW post, recalling an occasion from nearly forty years ago (stop me if you’ve heard...
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Boom! David Guston reflects on impact.
“Everybody talks about impact, but nobody does anything about it.[1]” Have admired David Guston and his political science/policy research from...
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What Can You Say in an Elevator About Climate Change?
By Bob Henson I’ve long been struck by how awkward it is to work the topic of climate change into...
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Science diplomacy. A forecast
Mention science diplomacy to a geoscientist or a social scientist focusing on Earthly matters, and you’ll likely bring to mind...
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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...
