John Lynch,Raymond Pierrehumbert
John Lynch
A significant share of anthropogenic global warming comes from livestock production. There is debate about whether there can be any role for livestock in a climatically sustainable future; the debate is particularly heated for cows and shee...
Gavin A Schmidt,Simon D Donner
Gavin A Schmidt
Scientists active in the public sphere recognize the importance of broader communications but sometimes have an incomplete or exaggerated view of the risks to both their public and professional reputations as a function of their advocacy. T...
James M Shultz,Benjamin M Althouse,Florence Baingana et al.
James M Shultz et al.
As illustrated powerfully by the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in western Africa, infectious diseases create fear and psychological reactions. Frequently, fear transforms into action - or inaction - and manifests as "fear-related behaviors" capa...
Michael L Gross,Daphna Canetti,Dana R Vashdi
Michael L Gross
When ordinary citizens think of cyber threats, most are probably worried about their passwords and banking details, not a terrorist attack. The thought of a shooting in a mall or a bombing at an airport is probably more frightening than a c...
Engineering thinking in emergency situations: A new nuclear safety concept [0.03%]
应急情况下的工程思维：一个新的核安全理念
Franck Guarnieri,Sébastien Travadel
Franck Guarnieri
The lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident have focused on preventive measures designed to protect nuclear reactors, and crisis management plans. Although there is still no end in sight to the accident that occurred on March 11...
L N RIDENOUR,A EINSTEIN, et al.
L N RIDENOUR
K V THIMANN
K V THIMANN