I applied for the position of Director General at my former college. This is my cover letter Some readers of this blog will find some portions of this letter familiar, but I'm hoping that this will reach a larger audience and raise awareness about the urgent need for transformative change in higher education. You can … Continue reading I applied for the position of Director General at my former college. This is my cover letter
Learners inherit the Earth
Broken record (and length) warning: Some of the topics in this post have been addressed in earlier posts, and some are updated here, like one of my four climate literacy points (#3). This text is largely derived from a rather long memo to the administration of a higher-ed institution that I’ve been advising about climate … Continue reading Learners inherit the Earth
A less boring post on climate feedbacks & tipping points, Part 2: where should humanity aim?
In the previous post, I covered the very basics of systems science, positive feedbacks, and tipping points in the climate system. The onset of positive feedbacks could greatly accelerate global heating, among other things, cause by human greenhouse gas emissions - and we really want to avoid them. The example of the Antarctic ice-albedo-warming feedback … Continue reading A less boring post on climate feedbacks & tipping points, Part 2: where should humanity aim?

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