Marcia McNutt, the President of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), discussed the role of science in what has been called the “post-truth” era when she gave the 2019 Pardee Center Distinguished Lecture at the GSU Metcalf Ballroom on March 5. The lecture, titled “The Past, Present & Future of Truth,” was sponsored by the […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a seminar on October 19 titled “Assessment of Risks and Options in a Changing Climate,” featuring Katharine Mach, a Senior Research Scientist at Stanford University. Over decades, assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and many others has bolstered understanding […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, will teach a graduate level course this fall titled “Scientific Assessments of Environmental Issues: Process and Evaluation.” Drawing on his wealth of experience serving on several national and international study teams, including the U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) […]
The Graduate Summer Fellows recently had a lunch discussion with Jennifer Weeks, the Environment and Energy Editor at The Conversation, a non-profit online publication featuring articles written by academics and intended for the general public. Weeks gave an overview of the origin of The Conversation, which began in Australia and now has editions in Africa, Canada, […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend its upcoming seminar with Prof. Michael Dietze, an associate professor in the Department of Earth & Environment, where he will discuss his new book, “Ecological Forecasting” from Princeton University Press. The seminar will be held at the Pardee Center at […]
Sir Robert Tony Watson, the world’s leading authority on integrated scientific assessments, discussed his experiences over the past 30 years and his views on the future of such assessments when he delivered the 2016 Pardee Center Distinguished Lecture at the Metcalf Trustee Center on April 11. The event was sponsored by the Frederick S. […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University invites you to attend its 2016 Distinguished Lecture, “Evidence-Based Policy or Policy-Based Evidence?” featuring Sir Robert Watson on Monday, April 11 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm (reception to follow) at the Metcalf Trustee Center at 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor. In […]
France’s Special Representative to the Paris climate change talks last December spoke publicly for the first time on Feb. 8 at Boston University about what it took to orchestrate both the two-week long climate change negotiation session and the agreement that came out of it. Ambassador Laurence Tubiana was the featured speaker at the event […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently gave a lecture at Colorado State University’s School of Global Environmental Sustainability titled “Preparing for the Long Range Future: Observations from the Interface of Environmental Science and Policy.” Prof. Janetos spoke about the growing desire within the environmental sciences […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, participated in a session called “The Debate: How Do We Respond to Climate Change” at the 2015 American Chemical Society’s (ACS) National Meeting and Exposition on Tuesday, August 18. Prof. Janetos was joined by the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Peter […]