#Models

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arstechnica.com

The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary

This is a detailed look into the computation behind weather forecasting and how climate science is being integrated. The layering of models and the choice between ML and equation-based modeling always fascinates me. Social science has a lot to learn from these approaches.

theguardian.com

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

This interests me for three reasons: 1) it is the kind of ambitious policy vision we need to see; 2) it models its assumptions and clearly explains them; 3) there are no notable US politicians speaking at the World Inequality Conference. We need leaders who are relevant voices in exactly these conversations.