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William H. Calvin

William H. Calvin
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Climate’s Big Picture

The carbon dioxide hanging over our heads

Climate’s Big Picture, Part 3

6 min readDec 14, 2022

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The carbon dioxide hanging over our heads

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William H. Calvin
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Climate’s Big Picture

‘Think again’ about the climate diagnosis and treatment plan

Climate’s Big Picture, Part 2

8 min readDec 13, 2022

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‘Think again’ about the climate diagnosis and treatment plan

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William H. Calvin
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Climate’s Big Picture

Climate action now needs the medical mindset

The focus here will be on 21st-century surges in the global weirding now occurring atop the creep in global warming.

5 min readDec 11, 2022

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Climate action now needs the medical mindset

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William H. Calvin

What GOP candidate recruitment says about the GOP

Selling the Brooklyn Bridge, Revised

6 min readNov 4, 2022

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What GOP candidate recruitment says about the GOP

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William H. Calvin
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Calvin on Climate

The Washington Post Climate Quiz

From…

2 min readApr 24, 2022

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The Washington Post Climate Quiz

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William H. Calvin
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Calvin on Climate

Making the Climate Problem Easier to Grasp

Teach the climate problem via memorable storylines that use common vocabulary, analogy, and parable to map to the climate consequences.

3 min readApr 23, 2022

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Making the Climate Problem Easier to Grasp

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William H. Calvin

Low-ball Climate Assessments

in the Era of Climate Emergency

3 min readMar 1, 2022

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Low-ball Climate Assessments

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Calvin on the Pandemic

Socializing Background Noise as a Superspreading Setup

Loud venues are an important setup for superspreader events. At a Washington State choir rehearsal in March 2020, early in Covid days, one…

3 min readDec 20, 2021

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Socializing Background Noise as a Superspreading Setup

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William H. Calvin

That's an interesting political sideline, and I thank you for it.

During the hiatus in global-average temperature rise between 2001 and 2013, there were surges in five types of extreme weather that were…

1 min readSep 3, 2021

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William H. Calvin

Emissions Reduction Is “Too Little, Too Late”

Emissions reduction will not be effective in the short run because of extreme weather destroying civilization before the long run arrives.

3 min readFeb 24, 2021

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Emissions Reduction Is “Too Little, Too Late”

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William H. Calvin

William H. Calvin

President, CO2Foundation.org. Professor emeritus, University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. Author, many books on brains, human evolution, climate

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