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Sputnik and China: US Response to Tech Rivalry

Posted on June 15, 2021 by climatechangefork

Back in April, I outlined President Biden’s new American Job Plan. Granted, the $2.3 trillion plan was more of a wish list than a proposal; given the 50-50 split in the Senate and the narrow majority in the House, it … Continue reading →

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Physics of Reality

Posted on February 2, 2021 by climatechangefork

Spring semester at my school started yesterday. I have a few senior physics students, each of whom will need to produce a research paper. I want their research to reflect some aspect of the world that we live in. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged Biology, Climate Change, climate change denier, coronavirus, covid, denial, denier, Education, Math, Physics, quantitative, reality, Science, scientific method, social physics, society, sociophysics, virus | Leave a comment

Electric Cars, Power Sources, and Truth in Advertising: Doing the Math

Posted on March 19, 2019 by climatechangefork

As I have often mentioned here, I teach two courses that relate to climate change at my university: the advanced Physics and Society and the general education Energy Use and Climate Change. This blog plays an important role in both … Continue reading →

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Use of Computer Simulations in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Posted on February 6, 2018 by climatechangefork

Figure 2 in last week’s blog demonstrated our most important tool for determining how we identify human contributions to climate change on both a local and global scale. The figure, taken from the NASA site, describes simulated 20th century global … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Marching for Science on Earth Day

Posted on May 9, 2017 by climatechangefork

In the span of a few months, the March for Science burgeoned into a global movement that galvanized support from hundreds of thousands of people in over 610 locations around the globe. The march’s organizers officially aim to create a … Continue reading →

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Educating for the Anthropocene: Learning Science in an Informal Environment

Posted on June 14, 2016 by climatechangefork

Political decisions in the Anthropocene require an understanding of the interactions between humans and the physical environment, as well as how to make them sustainable for future generations. These decisions cannot be limited to a small group of scientist advisors; … Continue reading →

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Stabilization

Posted on February 4, 2014 by climatechangefork

My latest series of blogs has focused on long term population growth; one of the main aspects has been an attempt to understand the United Nations’ medium projection and the reasoning behind its very large margin of error (December 24, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Decline, Exponential Growth, Global Population, Growth, Jim Foreit, Logistic Growth, Math, Negative Feedback, Physics, Population, Population Decline, Population Growth, Sustainability, Thermostat, World Population | 2 Comments

Is Algebra Necessary? – Yes It Is!!!

Posted on August 6, 2012 by climatechangefork

I’ve been living with this question for a long time – starting with my own son when he attended Middle School (he is now 45, a Managing Director in Greenwich Capital, with his own Middle School aged children). On Sunday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Algebra, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Democratization, Education, Environment, Global Warming, Math, Science | 8 Comments

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Sputnik and China: US Response to Tech Rivalry

Electric Cars, Power Sources, and Truth in Advertising: Doing the Math

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Marching for Science on Earth Day

Educating for the Anthropocene: Learning Science in an Informal Environment

Stabilization

Is Algebra Necessary? – Yes It Is!!!

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