20240925 This was originally presented in a public forum, where I responded to a question: The question was to describe my experience of working in the federal government and to analyze what a second term of Donald Trump would mean to the [...]
Starting in the mid-1990s I became involved in management and analysis of U.S. government efforts in climate and weather modeling. This became a unique aspect of my career, and here at the end of my career, I am still asked to be [...]
If the Earth is warming, why does it still get so cold? When winter comes in the north, the Sun goes down over the Arctic and the North Pole. That region cools. It might take a little longer to cool than it [...]
Summary This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. Doing Science with Models 1.7: I [...]
The Free Market and the Climate Model: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. [...]
Looking Under the Cloak of Complexity: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. Doing [...]
Point of View: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. Doing Science with Models [...]
Balancing the Budget: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. First, I want to [...]
My friends who are expert in education tell me that models, modeling, and the use of models are among the most difficult concepts to both grasp and teach. I wrote a series of blogs based on my class presentations to introduce modeling. [...]
Ledgers, Graphics, and Carvings: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. Doing Science with [...]