by Len Fisher | 2 Jul 2016 | News, Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing, Stray Thoughts
July, 2016 After hearing a well-informed talk by the experienced Nepal road engineer Bleddyn Griffiths about his experience of the Nepal earthquake disaster, I suggested that we write a joint letter about both the science and the realities, which are linked in a more... 
by Len Fisher | 30 May 2016 | Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing, Stray Thoughts
Here is the self-explanatory text of a letter sent to the Sydney Morning Herald, but not accepted for publication. Perhaps I should have been rougher, because the original draft referred to the exposed backside as being in need of a thorough kicking. “The... 
by Len Fisher | 14 May 2016 | Mini Stories from Science, Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing
Early in 2015 I was invited, together with co-authors from the International Risk Governance Council, to write a review on the above topic for a special issue of the journal Ecological Economics. The referees liked the writing, but wanted us to add more economics... 
by Len Fisher | 23 Feb 2016 | Mini Stories from Science, Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing
In story fourteen I argued that science, like sex, thrives on diversity. I quoted from Peter Medawar, and the quote is worth repeating: There is no such thing as a Scientific Mind. Scientists are people of very dissimilar temperaments doing different things in very... 
by Len Fisher | 4 Nov 2015 | News, Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing, Stray Thoughts
November 4, 2015 My World View article “Avoid major disasters by welcoming minor change” has now been published in Nature (Vol.527, p.9). Here is the link: http://www.nature.com/news/avoid-major-disasters-by-welcoming-minor-change-1.18718 The full article cannot be... 
by Len Fisher | 3 Aug 2015 | News, Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing, Stray Thoughts
My article in Physics World (August 2015) with John Tesh, formerly of the UK Cabinet Office, giving 12 tips for scientists to have effective dialogue with politicians. Here is the original draft: How Do Politicians Think? Practical Tips for Communicating Science...