Category Archives: risk

Don’t shoot the pianist: offer a new tune (or, climate science, politics & the media)

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

A couple of weeks ago I contributed to a panel discussion “How can we talk about uncertainty about climate change?” at Imperial College London as part of the important new pilot Horizons course being put together by Alice Bell and … Continue reading →

Posted in culture and climate change, media and environment, risk

Why climate change is different: six elements that are shaping the new cultural politics

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

This essay is reproduced from a short book on culture and climate change that you can request from Jan Smith at the Open University Geography Dept., Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA (£5 plus p&p). The book was based on some … Continue reading →

Posted in culture and climate change, media and environment, risk

Climate contrarianism is ideological not hypothetical

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

This week the British Antarctic Survey scientist Eric Wolff tried to engage with the contrarian public notably on the Bishop Hill blog. Within a day he declared: ‘Just in case anyone thinks they are addressing me with their remarks: I … Continue reading →

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How do you feel about nuclear power?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

Slovic review Gambles are ‘the fruit fly of the risk researcher’ suggests Paul Slovic in the intro to his rich and useful The Feeling of Risk (2010). Although Slovic and co spend much of their time looking at small scale … Continue reading →

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