On the penalties for late assignments

Posted on Sun 21 April 2019 in opinion • Tagged with python, English, teaching

How should universities handle late assignments? A (half-serious) axiom-based approach to leverage risk aversion.


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What's Missing from the Green New Deal

Posted on Sun 10 February 2019 in opinion • Tagged with English, climate, policy

How can we combine climate adaptation and climate change mitigation for better quality of life? A summary of the Twitter debate.


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It's Time for a New Paradigm in Flood Planning

Posted on Sun 05 November 2017 in opinion • Tagged with English, flood, risk, insurance

There's merit in recent critiques of the National Flood Insurance Program


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Quality Has to Count in Water Access

Posted on Tue 29 March 2016 in opinion • Tagged with English, water-quality, development, WASH

We need better measures of access to safe drinking water, particularly in the developing world


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