Six ways inequality holds back climate action

Cutting wealth inequality could curb the super-rich’s disproportionate share of emissions.

Charlotte A. Kukowski, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Climate Change Mitigation, University of Cambridge • conversation
Jan. 15, 2024 • ~7 min

Literature inspired my medical career: Why the humanities are needed in health care

While medical school may teach students about how the body works, it often neglects the social, political and cultural factors that determine health and disease. The humanities can help.

Irène Mathieu, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia • conversation
Jan. 5, 2024 • ~11 min

Disadvantaged children’s school struggles not about character, attitude or lack of ‘growth mindset’, study suggests

A global study of 240,000 students challenges the widespread policy conviction that bridging the academic gap between rich and poor students hinges on

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 19, 2023 • ~6 min

More vulnerable people live in Philadelphia neighborhoods that are less green and get hotter

An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Penn State ran computer models on two Philadelphia census tracts. The neighborhood with more vulnerable residents was also hotter.

Ute Poerschke, Professor of Architecture, Penn State • conversation
Dec. 18, 2023 • ~6 min

Emissions inequality is getting worse – here's how to end the reign of the ultra-polluters

Society’s wealthiest are responsible for generating climate change – but who are these people, and why are their emissions so high?

Nicholas Beuret, Lecturer in Management and Ecological Sustainability, University of Essex • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~7 min

The most vulnerable shoulder rising energy costs because their homes aren't efficient enough – here's why that's so hard to tackle

Increasing energy costs pose a challenge for everyone, but the impact is most pronounced for those living in deprived areas.

Gissell Huaccha, Research Fellow in Economics, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 22, 2023 • ~8 min

Boom and bust? Millennials aren’t all worse off than Baby Boomers, but the rich-poor gap is widening

A study of over 12,000 people in the US, comparing Baby Boomers and Millennials, raises concerns about Millennials’ diverging financial gains.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 16, 2023 • ~6 min

The climate crisis is making gender inequality in developing coastal communities worse

Sea-level rises and storm surges don’t discriminate, but societal structures do.

Andi Misbahul Pratiwi, PhD Candidate, School of Geography, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 • ~7 min

How to redesign social media algorithms to bridge divides

Algorithms have been blamed for dividing society. What if they could support social cohesion instead?

Aviv Ovadya, Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 • ~8 min

White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments

Undertreated pain can result in unnecessary suffering and a greater likelihood of long-term chronic pain.

Sofia Stathi, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Greenwich • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 • ~5 min

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