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

February 24-28, 2012 AAG Annual Meeting 2012 New York, New York CRED was represented at this year’s Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual meeting, held February 24-28 in New York, by visiting research scholar Diana Reckien and visiting scholar Seth Baum. Diana presented a paper on “What it needs to reduce perceived burden – Climate… read more

November 29 – December 2, 2011 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Annual Conference Washington DC CRED research was well represented and included the following topics: – “I’ll do the easy thing, you do the hard thing” by S. Attari (Session: Key Lessons From Behavior) – “Public Misperceptions And Effective Behaviors” by S. Attari (Session:… read more

November 19, 2011 International Climate and Society Conference Thimphu, Bhutan CRED Co-Director Ben Orlove participated in this summit investigating climate change over the Himalayas, its various impacts on human and natural systems, and strategies for adaptation. For more details on this Earth Institute collaboration, read here or visit the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and… read more

November 9, 2011 Falling Walls Berlin, Germany CRED Co-Director Elke Weber spoke at Falling Walls, an international conference on future breakthroughs in science and society on the anniversary of the Berlin wall falling. As part of her keynote address, German chancellor Angela Merkel cites Elke’s work as a critical contribution to better understanding how decisions… read more

November 4-7, 2011 Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) Annual Conference Seattle, Washington CRED researchers presenting at this year’s SJDM Conference: Arora, P. (Manhattan College); Logg, J. (University of California, Berkeley); Larrick, R. (Duke University) I’ll Let You Walk All Over Me If It Makes Me Look Good: Role of Group and Beneficiary Identity… read more

October 17-21, 2011 Mind and Life XXIII Conference Dharamshala, India CRED Co-Director Elke Weber met with the Dalai Lama along with other climate, behavioral and environmental scientists and Buddhist scholars to discuss Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence. Participating in a session on “Ethics and Action: The Psychology of Action and Behavior Change”, Elke presented the CRED… read more

December 13-17, 2010 2010 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting San Francisco, California CRED researchers presenting at this year’s AGU Fall Meeting include: David H. KrantzTime Horizon and Social Scale in CommunicationCurrent Session- NH19: Transmitting Hazard Science to End Users: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Needed? Benjamin Orlove, Kenneth Broad, Robert Meyer Assessing the… read more

November 20-22, 2010 Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) Annual Conference St. Louis, Missouri CRED researchers presenting at this year’s SJDM Conference: David Hardisty, Shane Frederick, Elke U. Weber “I can’t stand waiting!” Dread looms larger than pleasurable anticipation (Presentation) Jennifer M. Logg, Poonam Arora Through the green looking glass: Attention and attitude influence… 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