None of the junior researchers Science Careers spoke to called for wholesale changes to the traditional system of employment, or thought that such changes were realistic.
Their persuasive analysis is animated by a belief that fostering prosperity and combating climate change are realistic and reinforcing aims.
Feigel observes that for cultural ambassadors the occupation had been "a tragically wasted opportunity", though one wonders if their high-flown ambitions for change were realistic in the first place.
Exaggerated claims, whether for schemes of tax avoidance or for openness in government, were given short shrift, but he was prepared to accept advances in the law once he agreed that the change was realistic and rooted in principle.
Throwing his weight behind the Guardian's "Keep it in the ground" campaign, he said a recent analysis which suggested 82% of coal reserves must remain untouched if temperature increases are to be kept below 2C – the widely accepted threshold for dangerous climate change – was "realistic".
There people can find out how to make personal resolutions to change their behaviour that are realistic, and thus more likely to succeed.
The simulations demonstrate that stand dynamics can be calibrated to match specific targets and that responses to changes in the initial conditions are realistic.
If the glass can be completely altered during this time, the approach used in the "Mineralogical evolution and volume changes" section is realistic.
Expectations of further change should be realistic.
