By Jeff Reeves
It’s a common trope in old cartoons and TV sitcoms: a hapless meteorologist making wild guesses, much to the consternation of picnickers and sunbathers everywhere.
September/October 2017
Features
By Wes Edwards
It was widely reported earlier this year that the so-called Doomsday Clock was moved closer to midnight by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
By Matthew Powell
William of Ockham said that preference should be given to explanations with fewer elements.
Departments
By Eric P. Harding
We humans are creatures of patterns.
By Bob Beuerlein
Football season is upon us. Whether you are a football fan or not, you have probably noticed differences in people’s weekend habits in recent weeks.
By Godfrey Perrott
Recently an actuary contacted the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline about a confidentiality issue.
By Bob Beuerlein
In the final article in this “Professionalism in Action” series, I would like to circle back to an image that I described last November in my inaugural address as Academy president.
