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“Our progress won’t be in science alone. It will also be in our ability to make sure everyone benefits from that science”– Bill Gates, (speaking of measures to cope with the pandemic), The Economist, April 25-31 print edition op-ed The 2020 AMS … Continue reading →

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water” – W. H. Auden LOTRW readers may remember my Starbucks anthropologist friend who introduced me a year or more ago to the Friends Committee on National Legislation. We continue to see … Continue reading →

Earlier this June, each of the 37 participants in the 2014 AMS Summer Policy Colloquium received a parting gift: a copy of Living on the Real World. Here’s the reason why. All seven billion of us wake up daily purposing … Continue reading →

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. – George Washington Yesterday, AMS Summer Policy Colloquium participants made the annual pilgrimage to Mount Vernon. We paid homage to a man, and to a generation, who could and … Continue reading →

Been reading this blog for a while? Then you perhaps remember that last year at this time, I wrote extensively on the 2011 AMS Summer Policy Colloquium. You can find those posts here. Pay special attention to the June 2011 … Continue reading →

The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium meets this week at a Washington hotel near Union Station. That railroad station, built around 1902 and restored a few decades ago, looks good on the outside, but its interior is a strikingly lovely space. … Continue reading →

In 2001, a little less than one year after our initial AMS discussions, we held our first AMS Summer Policy Colloquium, which ran from June 3-12. The format, which hasn’t changed much since that first year, generally goes something like … Continue reading →

A summer-of-2000 conversation with my then-new boss, Ron McPherson at the AMS: “Brother Hooke, I don’t know exactly what you’ll do for us here. But one thing I do know. You’re going to start and then run the AMS Summer … Continue reading →

Do you see the statement on the image of the Earth above that says “an American Meteorology Society Project?” Well, this blog is not the only such project! Today, and for the next several posts, we’ll be talking about another … Continue reading →

Who wouldn’t want to learn more? Daniel Cohan has provided an excellent opportunity to do just that, in his new book by this title. The hardcover version won’t be released until March 29, but the Kindle version is available now. … Continue reading →