Investigating pathogens and their life cycles, for the benefit of society

Senior Desmond Edwards has an insatiable curiosity about how the human body works — and how diseases stop it from working.

Leah Campbell | School of Science • mit
Nov. 21, 2021 • ~9 min

We transformed a London borough into a game to get fewer people travelling by car -- here's what happened

New research suggests gamifying neighbourhoods could encourage people to travel more actively.

Diane Crone, Professor in Exercise and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2021 • ~7 min

​7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling helpless: Lessons from a leadership expert

To learn to be more proactive, start by viewing yourself as someone who cares about the environment and the future.

Thomas S. Bateman, Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, University of Virginia • conversation
Nov. 10, 2021 • ~9 min

If we want to achieve global climate targets, young people must take centre stage

Supporting youth involvement in climate policymaking helps keep sustainability at the top of governments’ priorities.

James Sloam, Professor of Politics, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 • ~6 min

COP26: a letter to school strikers from 'the physicist behind net zero'

A good luck message from a senior climate scientist – and some advice on where to aim your anger.

Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~6 min

Greta Thunberg emerged from five decades of environmental youth activism in Sweden

Sweden has long tried to foster a global consciousness in its young people.

David Larsson Heidenblad, Associate Professor, History, Lund University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Progress doesn’t always mean movement, says Harvard study of daily exercise

Research comparing 19th- and 21st-century Americans finds a half-hour decline in physical activity. Blame it on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Oct. 28, 2021 • ~4 min

The youth movement grows up. Climate Fight podcast part four transcript

This is a transcript of part 4 of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation • conversation
Oct. 27, 2021 • ~35 min

Where does the youth climate movement go next? Climate Fight podcast part 4

Listen to the fourth episode of a new series from The Anthill Podcast ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation • conversation
Oct. 27, 2021 • ~6 min

Young climate activists have far more power than they realise

Regardless of the outcomes of COP26, imaginations have already revolted.

Anna Pigott, Lecturer in Human Geography, Geography Department, Swansea University, Swansea University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 • ~7 min

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