(revised Oct 6,8)
You may know that November is NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, for those so inclined; according to this LA Times article, in 2009 it had 167,000 participants, of whom a little more than a fifth did finish their 50,000+ word novel.
I'm christening this October OctoLearnMo, for self study.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Excellent NYTimes op-ed on how horse-race journalists are falling short even in horse-race analysis
Why Campaign Reporters Are Behind the Curve
"This is why [even non-science parts of] newspapers are worth reading," - me (*)
"This is why [even non-science parts of] newspapers are worth reading," - me (*)
Worse than models projected: Record low arctic sea ice already, and still another couple weeks to go
Click for the animation:
Uncertainty is not our friend. The risk can be greater than models suggest: for Arctic sea ice, the loss is happening much faster than predicted. So relying on the model projections to inform your decisionmaking may not be enough;
Water planners, there may be a lesson here.
Uncertainty is not our friend. The risk can be greater than models suggest: for Arctic sea ice, the loss is happening much faster than predicted. So relying on the model projections to inform your decisionmaking may not be enough;
Water planners, there may be a lesson here.
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