Keeping your cool in a warming world: 8 steps to help manage eco-anxiety
A therapist shares advice for harnessing your stress over climate change and other environmental harms and putting it to work.
Karen Magruder, Assistant Professor of Practice in Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington •
conversation
Sept. 18, 2023 • ~8 min
Sept. 18, 2023 • ~8 min
Degrowth isn't the same as a recession – it's an alternative to growing the economy forever
Not only is degrowth is not the same as negative GDP growth, it is actually better for the planet.
Katharina Richter, Lecturer in Climate, Politics and Society, University of Bristol •
conversation
May 23, 2023 • ~8 min
May 23, 2023 • ~8 min
'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US
Polio vaccines have been a massive public health victory in the US. But purely celebratory messaging overlooks the ongoing threat if vaccination rates fall.
Katherine A. Foss, Professor of Media Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
• conversation
April 27, 2023 • ~10 min
April 27, 2023 • ~10 min
Keeping NBA players on the court is no small 'feet'
The gargantuan feet of NBA players are the stuff of legend. But nearly two-thirds of their injuries occur below the waist, and they have a 25.8% chance of incurring an ankle injury every season.
Philip Anloague, Associate Provost; Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Dayton •
conversation
April 21, 2023 • ~7 min
April 21, 2023 • ~7 min
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