Lots of finger pointing in the article but no mention of the elephant in the room. www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...

Boulder and Utrecht, Netherlands, are twins in land area, similar universities, distance to similar sized major cities, Denver & Amsterdam, both extremely livable. One difference: density. Utrecht 9440/sq-mi, Boulder half that at 4112/sq-mi. Plenty of room if done right.

What is the relative contribution of observational uncertainty to the overall uncertainty? Are there specific phenomena where obs uncertainty plays a bigger role? Anything involving the deep ocean comes to mind.

I wonder where carbon would land www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/imag...

Don’t forget Front Range Passenger Rail www.ridethefrontrange.com

Monopolizing an entire train car is a significant multiplier.

private jet: 3kg CO2/km
Amtrak train car: 3 kg CO2/km
Eurostar train car: 0.4 kg CO2/km
private auto: 0.3 kg CO2/km

Symmetry also comes from physics like in hexagonal basalt columns. Can we distinguish between physics and biology in hexagonal beehives and other creature constructions?

Fascinating. Mathematics is pattern and symmetry in addition to numbers. I am struck by the symmetry of Acheulean vs Oldowan tools. Does this say something about early human mathematical development?

Bjerknes compensation suggests the atmospheric heat transport will increase leaving the total planetary heat transport largely unchanged.

My version of this dream finally went away. Replaced by never attending the class I’m supposed to be teaching.