Current Events Archives - Ned Schaumberg

Is it unjust to fund higher education using tax dollars? (or: help me look behind the curtain)

I am painfully aware that I have not published much here over the last several months. That said, I want to a make a brief departure from the Environmental Humanities to think about the state of higher education and higher education funding more broadly. If you live in the Seattle Read more…

By Ned Schaumberg, 6 yearsJanuary 21, 2019 ago

Climate Change

Accounting for Uncertainty

As someone who appreciates both narrative journalism and robust data analysis, fivethirtyeight.com has always been right up my alley. I could post lots of their articles here, or simply tout their praises, but a particular exchange in their recent discussion of hurricanes (which is a worthwhile start-to-finish read) stood out: Read more…

By Ned Schaumberg, 6 yearsSeptember 13, 2018 ago