Another Covid-19 silver lining – hygienic wipes beat the sewer fascists!

In the UK, Friends of the Earth wants to make wipes both less useful and less available, calling for “an end to synthetic fibres, like plastic, in wet wipes; Better, clearer messaging on wet wipes to prevent them from being flushed down toilets; and a ban on the marketing of any single-use wipes as flushable.

By , |2020-06-20T09:37:09-04:00June 21st, 2020|Comments Off on Another Covid-19 silver lining – hygienic wipes beat the sewer fascists!

Pandemic uncertainty means more campuses going digital

Higher-education administrators and practitioners must seize upon this period of coronavirus upheaval and uncertainty as an incentive to apply and optimize benefits of virtual classrooms at every level to make learning more effective — both off campus or on.

By , |2020-06-11T07:51:30-04:00June 12th, 2020|Comments Off on Pandemic uncertainty means more campuses going digital

Forecast models encounter reality

People accustomed to seeing forecasts of things that are somewhat remote, somewhat abstract in time, place, and consequences are suddenly being exposed to how the sausage is made in predictive forecasting, and many are not liking what they’ve seen.

By , |2020-05-27T14:56:26-04:00May 28th, 2020|Comments Off on Forecast models encounter reality

Surviving the lockdown

A tourniquet can stop bleeding and save a life. If you don't loosen the tourniquet from time to time, you cut off the blood for too long and lose the limb. If you don't loosen the lockdown you lose America.

By , |2020-05-22T08:35:06-04:00May 22nd, 2020|Comments Off on Surviving the lockdown
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