Psychology Archives | the e-nvironmentalist

Communicating climate change: beyond the psychology

by Bronwyn Lo | Sep 26, 2019 | Belief, Digital, Media, Natural, Psychology

Caution and motivation for after the crowds disperse.

Communicating climate change in the digital age

by Bronwyn Lo | May 14, 2019 | Digital, Natural, Psychology

Bronwyn Lo starts exploring how we might communicate climate change in our digital age — it’s “incredibly important” but it’s also, we learn, painfully difficult.

Why We Give Zero F****

by Will Pickering | May 5, 2018 | Infographics, Natural, Psychology

There’s good reason why the risk of climate change is difficult for our brains to process. Here’s ‘Part One’ of our four-part infographic series exploring how our cognitive biases and cultural norms can obstruct us from seeing climate change clearly.

Tackling the Perfect Problem

by John Lang | Jan 21, 2018 | Belief, Natural, Psychology

Overcoming the perfect problem takes balls. In 2018, New Zealand’s leaders have the opportunity to show the world they’ve got them.

The Perfect Problem: Part Two

by Will Pickering | Jan 17, 2018 | Infographics, Natural, Psychology

Part Two of the Perfect Problem. Climate change is exactly the kind of threat our minds are wired to ignore. It’s distant, in the ‘future’ and happening to other people.