Category Archives: History and Politics

Climatologists Grimly Watch As People Who Ignore Science Suffer Real And Immediate Consequences — The Out And Abouter

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

I’m reblogging this satirical piece from Paul Duncan’s The Out And Abouter.  It’s satire, but it’s awfully close to the mark. It’s a great read.  Warning: those of you who didn’t spend your career in an engineering building as I … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on March 27, 2020 by | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Snapshots of our complex world using maps

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

Here it is, Map Monday, and I thought for this week I’d steer clear of the pandemic sweeping our lives and our world. The multifaceted crisis this pandemic has unleased is challenging our healthcare systems, our economies, our education systems, … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday, Odds and Ends | Tagged , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Celebrating World Happiness Day in the time of COVID-19

Posted on March 20, 2020 by

Today, March 20, is World Happiness Day. March 20 has been recognized as International Day of Happiness since first being introduced in 2006, and was endorsed by the United Nations in 2012 when they adopted Bhutan’s concept of Gross National … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Leadership | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

Looking at how diseases spread using world maps

Posted on March 16, 2020 by

Understanding diseases and how they spread is a hot topic these days, for obvious reasons.  Let’s take a look at the different ways in which diseases can spread and see if that helps.  In each case, before scientists understood both … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Map Monday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Looking at women’s progress around the world … using maps

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

Seeing as yesterday was International Women’s Day, I thought that using world maps to explore successes and struggles of women around the world would be appropriate for this week’s Map Monday. I must say that some of the rankings showing … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday, Women | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Highlighting Women in IT on International Women’s Day

Posted on March 7, 2020 by

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. Since it falls on Sunday this year, why not celebrate for the entire weekend! International Women’s Day has a surprisingly long history. The first Women’s Day was organized in New … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Women | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday: Shining a light on endangered animals around the world | Mar 4/20

Posted on March 4, 2020 by

Yesterday, March 3, was World Wildlife Day. It seems only appropriate to continue Robby Robin’s celebration of the animal kingdom on Wildlife Wednesdays by spending some time getting to know the animal species on our planet whose very existence is … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, History and Politics, Odds and Ends, Wildlife Wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments