The following is a recent email exchange between David Pollock and Art Hunter (both members of the CaCOR Board of Directors). From: David Pollock Dec 15, 2020, 10:24:38 PM Please circulate and take note as useful David https://scitechdaily.com/safe-social-distancing-alert-long-streams-of-virus-laden-droplets-can-trail-behind-infected-individuals/ From: Art Hunter Dec 16, 2020, 5:32:25 AM Thank you David. The article clearly states what every […]
Cruise with Covid
Tests, masks, temperature checks: ‘Healthy Sail Panel’ submits 74 COVID-19 cruise recommendations to CDC article from Morgan Hines USA TODAY It’s not news that cruising will be different when ships return to U.S. waters as cruise operators seek to ensure passengers’ safety. The question of what a cruise vacation will look like in the COVID-19 era has lingered during a more than six-month industrywide […]
Seeing = believing?
“Seeing is believing” [is] an approach to life that works well in many endeavours, including mechanical engineering, fishing, and perhaps dating. It’s also good, apparently, for residents of Missouri. But it doesn’t make for good science. Science is not just about seeing, it’s about measuring, preferably with something that’s not your eyes, which are inextricably […]
Meltdown
On a Melting Planet, More Precisely Tracking the Decline of Ice New laser measurements can help pinpoint how and when the world’s vast stores of ice will vanish. BY BOB BERWYN, INSIDECLIMATE NEWS APR 30, 2020 A new study helps show from where the water rising sea levels is coming, and exactly which processes are […]
Open to Uncertainty
We need leadership that is open to uncertainty, acknowledges an unknowable future, and fosters processes to adapt and create policies and institutions that are robust and fit for purpose in a rapidly evolving world. Robert Hoffman, Principal, Founder, whatIf? Technologies, Inc. Observation made at CaCOR’s Zoom presentation, 2020 June 3