Climate doomism is bad storytelling – hope is much more effective at triggering action

Frightening headlines alone are unlikely to inspire people to change their behaviour.

Anastasia Denisova, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Westminster • conversation
March 28, 2023 ~7 min

It's time to rethink what citizen science really is

Citizen science offers the possibility of a science for the people, by the people. And it could be used to challenge the status quo.

Rob Evans, Professor in science and technology studies, Cardiff University • conversation
March 28, 2023 ~6 min


3 reasons the Willow Arctic oil drilling project was approved – it's the latest battle in a long fight over Alaska's North Slope

Biden vowed ‘no more drilling on federal lands,’ but Russia’s war on Ukraine and pressures at home are hard to ignore.

Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington • conversation
March 16, 2023 ~9 min

Which state you live in matters for how well environmental laws protect your health

An environmental health lawyer explains why some states have weaker rules than others, and how you can make your concerns heard.

Susan Kaplan, Research Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago • conversation
Feb. 28, 2023 ~8 min

Environmental activists on trial barred from citing climate crisis in their defence

Defendants are increasingly unable to explain their actions to a jury.

Graeme Hayes, Reader in Political Sociology, Aston University • conversation
Feb. 21, 2023 ~7 min

My art uses plastic recovered from beaches around the world to understand how our consumer society is transforming the ocean

Pam Longobardi collects and documents ocean plastic waste and transforms it into public art and photography. Her work makes statements about consumption, globalism and conservation.

Pam Longobardi, Regents' Professor of Art and Design, Georgia State University • conversation
Feb. 14, 2023 ~8 min

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: shallow depth of main shocks is a key reason why they've been so devastating

An earthquake expert explains why the death and devastation have been so terrible in Turkey and Syria

Bob Holdsworth, Professor of Structural Geology, Durham University • conversation
Feb. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Grassroots AIDS activists fought for and won affordable HIV treatments around the world – but PEPFAR didn't change governments and pharma

The US PEPFAR initiative has brought HIV medication to millions of people globally. Behind this progress are the activists that pressured politicians and companies to put patients over patents.

Dan Royles, Associate Professor of History, Florida International University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2023 ~10 min


Extinction Rebellion says 'we quit' – why radical eco-activism has a short shelf life

Such groups rarely last more than a few years.

Marc Hudson, Research Fellow in Industrial Decarbonisation Policy, University of Sussex • conversation
Jan. 6, 2023 ~7 min

Kick up your heels – ballroom dancing offers benefits to the aging brain and could help stave off dementia

Dancing requires physical, social and cognitive engagement and, as a result, it may bolster a wide network of brain regions.

Helena Blumen, Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine • conversation
Jan. 3, 2023 ~5 min

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