October 4th, 2012 Ben Orlove introduces CRED to RISA teams through webinar presentation at research meeting NOAA’s Regional Integrated Science and Assessments (RISA) meeting On October 4, 2012, CRED co-director, Ben Orlove gave a webinar presentation at a research meeting of NOAA’s Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA). Entitled, “An Overview of CRED: Some observations for… read more
October 12th, 2012 CRED Lab Meeting Columbia University, Schermerhorn 419, CRED Conference Room George Marshall, founder of the UK-based non-profit, Climate Outreach Information Network, and its Talking Climate Programme, was the featured speaker at CRED’s October 12th seminar, “Preaching to the Tone Deaf: How can we reach beyond the ‘usual suspects’ and engage new, challenging or disinterested… read more
October 23rd, 2012 NYU’s Educating for Sustainability Lecture New York University In her lecture, “Our Energy Efficiency Paradox: Psychological Barriers to ‘No-Brainer’ Solutions,” Elke Weber, CRED co-director, will speak about the psychological dimension of climate change within the broader context of human dimensions of climate change. She will address (a) human causes of, consequences of, and… read more
PositiveFeedback presents, Field Trip: A Climate Cabaret Listen to original songs from the show: Opening Number Number Core Trio Get Outside Finale The juxtaposition of artist vs. scientist is a popular image in our society. Even when we claim to be either “left-brained” or “right-brained,” we are subtly implying that there is a… read more
The Lamont-Doherty Open House is a free event open to the public. CRED will hold a table at the event and will have several researchers present to discuss current research projects and demonstrate examples of our current experiments. The open house will be on Saturday, October 6th from 10am-4pm. For more info visit: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/events/open-house
October 4th, 2012 Tom Dietz will Present Overview of his Current Research at CRED Columbia Business School Uris Hall Room 301 On October 4 and 5, 2012, CRED is pleased to be hosting Thomas Dietz, Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy and Assistant Vice President for Environmental Research at Michigan State University. He… read more
September 19th, 2012 Sustainable Development Seminar Series Columbia University Ben Orlove, CRED co-director, was one of four speakers featured at the Earth Institute’s Sustainable Development Seminar Series, “A New Record Low in Arctic Sea Ice Extent,” held at Columbia’s Alfred Lerner Hall, on September 19, 2012. The seminar focus was on the science and policy… read more
August 4th, 2012 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association Orlando, Florida Lisa Zaval, CRED graduate student, presented “Exploring the Role of Heuristics and Constructed Beliefs in Climate Change Perception” (with Elizabeth Keenan, CRED affiliate as a co-author) at the 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, in Orlando, Florida, August 4, 2012…. read more
September 19th, 2012 Sustainable Development Seminar Series: A New Record Low in Arctic Sea Ice Extent Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Satow Room CRED Director Ben Orlove presents at the first in the 2012-2013 Sustainable Development Seminar Series. Arctic sea ice extent is at its lowest in recent history, with further melting likely… read more
CRED PhD student Katherine Thompson was invited to the 2012 Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality, hosted by Gerd Gigerenzer’s Adaptive Behavior and Cognition group at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, from July 3 to 10, 2012. The event’s focus was on “decision making in the wild,” a theme perfect for Katherine,… read more
