I had a fun time last night speaking to the Licking County Rock and Mineral Club – lots of talk about volcanoes and we spent some time talking about our […]
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With nearly 5 billion mobile phone users worldwide, mobile networks are the most powerful communication technology systems today. But they are still centralized, top-down networks wherein a cellular provider disseminates […]
Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter , who is perhaps our nation’s leading expert on organizational change, outlines ten reasons that drive resistance to educational change initiatives: Surprise, Surprise! Decisions or requests […]
Staying Grounded Last week’s out-of-nowhere smash hit “Things Real People Don’t Say About Advertising” isn’t just a source of hilarity, it’s also a good reminder that we as marketers often […]
The idea of a coming Singularity refers to a point in time of radical exponential progress, beyond which our minds can’t imagine—the technological counterpart to an event horizon in a black hole.
Here are my notes from Tuesday’s Professional Development Roundtable sponsored by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). This was an EXCELLENT conversation. n Effective professional development for educators n […]
The news is still coming in about today’s ambush in Yemen, which left at least three security officials dead with some reports claiming 7 dead.Both Mareb Press and News Yemen […]
Here it is, the answers to your volcanic questions for Dr. Clive Oppenheimer. His new book, Eruptions that Shook the World, comes out this week and I’ll have a review […]
So the headline is a bit extreme to get your attention. But let me share with you my favorite conservative response to our president’s challenging and unevenly interesting speech last […]
The world of parenting was presented with a gentle and nudging article in the New York Times last week on the importance of maintaining an imaginative and fun environment for children.The […]
One of the biggest problems I find in the coverage of geologic events in the media is the relationship between cause and effect. Many times the confusion of what factors […]
Wired Magazine ran a dramatic cover story this September titled “The Web is Dead,” in which Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff voiced the concern that the open Web was becoming colonized […]
The first effective anti-retroviral treatment for HIV, Azidothymidine (AZT), was approved for treatment in 1987. But HIV is highly prone to mutations and thus likely to develop drug resistance. It […]
In a post today, risk communication expert and AoE guest contributor David Ropeik focuses on how journalists covering common health risks such as mercury in fish or endocrine disruptors in […]
The eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga looks to be a big one.
“‘The average American doesn’t realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists’ to protect incumbent interests, Google CEO Eric Schmidt told Atlantic editor James Bennet.”
Two volcanoes are headed into different directions this week – activity at Merapi appears to be down while explosions are continuing at Bulusan. This is not to say that the […]
As the eruption continues, the periodic ash disruptions to air travel may be the pattern for Europe over the summer.
Part of being a postmodern conservative is being open to the truth of the distinctively personal LOGOS of Christianity, to the possibility that the Christian understanding of being a person is […]
While there is little doubt that regulatory failure played an important role in the recent economic crisis, the solution should not be to walk away and leave systemic risk in place.
The Eyjafjallajökull continues in its new explosive phase, now disrupting transatlantic air traffic routes.
“China does not have to impose this model on anyone,” says Cambridge research fellow Stefan Halper. “It is admired and envied by millions of people in the world beyond the West.”
Ash isn’t just a respiratory hazard – it can actually disrupt the power grid as well.
Well, things got busy enough yesterday that the post I was hoping to write just never materialized. Not only did I have the useful academic load, but I also gave […]
So, maybe I spoke too soon when I mentioned in passing how quiet the fall has been in the world of volcanic eruptions. In less than a week since I […]
Updates on the submarine eruption in the Marianas, ongoing activity in Vanuatu and Guatemala reeling from the a volcano and tropical storm.
We still don’t know a lot about the two package bombs from Yemen that were discovered the other day. Although I’m pretty certain that the next time I go to […]
Eruptions readers worldwide are reporting flight disruptions due to the activity at Sarychev Peak. UPDATED with more satellite images of the eruption!
Bezymianny, one of the most active volcanoes in Russia, blew its top this evening and could disrupt air travel to/from Asia.
More news on the ash disruptions from Eyjafjallajökull, the 30th anniversary of the eruption of St. Helens and news of activity from the Congo and Mt. Hood.