Don’t Worry About Trump. In his own mind he will be OK.
January 06, 2021 | No Comments
Thinking about Trump’s entrance into the Presidential Race in America in late 2015, coming down the escalator in Trump Tower with Melania at his side, sparked a flashback to a symbolic staircase scene. I have…
‘Mask-wearing’ as a Social Invention: Coping with the Covid-19 Pandemic
December 29, 2020 | 1 Comment
“A social invention is a new [concept], law, organization or procedure that changes the ways in which people relate to themselves or to each other, either individually or collectively.” The following images provide examples of…
Do they give a Nobel Prize for Bullying?
June 03, 2018 | No Comments
Update: I wrote the comments that follow 2 years ago, about half way into the Trump presidency. The US President’s proverbial Bully Pulpit had been converted by Trump’s operating style into the fact that a…
Mexico Hurricane Patricia
October 23, 2015 | No Comments
México.- protection is important to emphasize that we can not skip hydrometerological concerns. The magnitude of this phenomenon we have never seen in this country, there is a history of hurricanes we’ve had in the…
Expert Forum Video on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Antalya, Turkey 2015
June 08, 2015 | No Comments
Disasters occur when natural extremes encounter communities who are ill-prepared to cope with these forces. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies outline preventative measures to reduce the impacts of foreseeable hazardous events. Time and time…
GUEST EDITORIAL “Politicians need to get their act together on climate change“ Justus Morisse (Germany)
August 30, 2014 | No Comments
“Politicians need to get their act together on climate change.“ This quote from Chancellor Angela Merkel´s climate advisor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is almost two years old now and was originally pinpointed at the global warming…
Geo-engineering the Earth’s Atmosphere: Is Seward’s Icebox Becoming America’s Oven? Mickey Glantz. January 5, 2011
January 04, 2011 | No Comments
Geo-engineering the Earth’s Atmosphere: Is Seward’s Icebox Becoming America’s Oven? Mickey Glantz January 5, 2011 It’s the End of the World as We Know It This is a story in three parts. 1) In 1867,…
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“Nobody Wanted Global Warming. But Nobody Wanted World War I Either” Mickey Glantz. January 1, 2011
January 02, 2011 | 1 Comment
“Nobody Wanted Global Warming. But Nobody Wanted World War I Either” Mickey Glantz and Gregory Pierce (CSU). January 1, 2011. HAPPY NEW YEAR. Forty years ago, R.K. White wrote a book entitled “Nobody Wanted War”…
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“Hey, Universities!! How about an Academic ‘Discipline of Curiosity’” Michael H. Glantz 16 December 2010
December 16, 2010 | No Comments
“Hey, Universities!! How about an Academic ‘Discipline of Curiosity’” Michael H. Glantz. 16 December 2010 There are universities filled with academic departments of all kinds: physics, math, sociology, music, political science, philosophy, oceanography, education, and…
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“Twenty Somethings” of the World Unite (Prepared at COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico). Mickey Glantz. 8 December 2010
December 08, 2010 | 2 Comments
“Twenty Somethings” of the World Unite (Prepared at COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico) Mickey Glantz 8 December 2010 This is a quick note (that is, I wrote it as if I were speaking to someone)…
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“Ghost Buildings in Beijing.” Mickey Glantz. 31 October 2010
November 01, 2010 | 1 Comment
During a recent trip to Beijing, I was fascinated by “ghost buildings” in Beijing and I waited till Halloween to talk about it. As far as I know, I am the only one who refers…
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