May 2010 Climate, Buildings and Behavior Symposium Garrison Institute- Garrison, New York Shahzeen Attari, CRED postdoctoral researcher and Earth Institute Fellow, gave a presentation entitled: “Global Climate Change and Individual Behavior: Interventions, perceptions, preferences, motivations, and risk” at the Garrison Institute. For more information on the Climate, Buildings and Behavior Symposium click here. »Click on… read more

April 6, 2010 Research Without Borders: Communicating Climate Change Science Columbia University, New York This event was cosponsored by the Columbia University Libraries/Information Services Scholarly Communication Program and The Earth Institute. »Click on video below to see Sabine Marx’s talk on the communication of climate change information.

March 10-12, 2010 Climate, Mind and Behavior SymposiumGarrison Institute- Garrison, New York Sabine Marx, Managing Director of CRED, gave a presentation entitled “Behavioral Decision Theory, Cognitive and Social Psychology: Lessons learned from CRED” at the Garrison Institute. For more information on the Climate, Mind and Behavior Symposium click here. »Click on video below to see… read more

March 2, 2010 Spring 2010 CSSR Seminar: Moral Standards in Decision Making Center for the Study of Science and Religion- Columbia University, New York »Click on video below to see Dave Krantz’s talk at the CSSR Seminar Series. http://vimeo.com/11276854

January 11-14, 2010 Predicting The Climate Of Coming Decades Miami, Florida A delegation from CRED attended the workshop entitled “Predicting the Climate of Coming Decades” at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. The event was also sponsored by NOAA, World Climate Research Programme- CLIVAR, and the Leonard and Jayne Abess… read more

December 7, 2009 Tipping Point Palisades, New York CRED co-sponsored the first ever US TippingPoint event where local artists and scientists confronted climate change. Approximately 100 artists and scientists, including Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, met to explore new possibilities in understanding, interpreting and internalizing the huge challenge of… read more

November 21-23, 2009 Society for Judgement and Decision Making (SJDM) Annual Conference Boston, MA A large delegation from CRED participated at this year’s conference. Click on the titles below for abstracts: Kirstin Appelt & E. Tory Higgins Is emphasizing losses (vs. gains) better in negotiations with multiple issues? (Poster) Shahzeen Attari Lay Perceptions of Energy… read more

October 22, 2009 Fall 2009 Seminars on Sustainable Development: Behavioral Challenges and Opportunities Earth Institute- Columbia University, New York »Click on video below to see Elke Weber and Dave Krantz’s talk at the Sustainable Development Seminar Series http://vimeo.com/7346473

July 16, 2009 Congressional Briefing Showcasing Research from a NSTC Report: Social, Behavioral and Economic Research in the Federal Context Elke Weber presented “Decisions Matter: Understanding How and Why We Make Decisions About the Environment” at the July Congressional briefing. Download Elke Weber’s Congressional Briefing here. Read more about the event here.

March 31, 2009 Columbia Climate Center LaunchEarth Institute- Columbia University, New York On Tues March 31, 2009 Associate Director Sabine Marx spoke at the launch of the Columbia Climate Center. Dr. Marx spoke about the importance of social science research and environmental decision making in finding a solution to climate change. Click on video below… read more