Don’t Not Panic – mixed messaging is detrimental to climate change action

What should we do when confronted with scenarios of extreme storms, loss of entire coastlines, and millions of climate refugees? Panic? Or stay calm and collected?

Yes, scientists discovered a huge colony of penguins off Antarctica, and no, it doesn’t mean climate change is a hoax.

Scientists discovered a huge colony of penguins near Antarctica, sparking uproar from climate change deniers

Psyched out—the mental barriers that prevent us from solving global problems

In 1969, Psychologist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross published a book outlining five key steps in the grieving process. Decades later, these five steps have entrenched themselves almost ubiquitously into western society’s understanding of grief, with references to them occurring in everything from academic research to pop culture. Flash-forward to 2015—another psychologist, Per Espen Stoknes, has published his … Continue reading Psyched out—the mental barriers that prevent us from solving global problems