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This is our little example of how media behaviour can attract attention. We've put up a picture of a big, ugly vulture to get everybody's attention. Hey, we made you look!

Modelling Media Misbehaviour: A First Step

A new paper helps us understand why media behave so badly so much of the time.

Concept Source: Princeton Public Library. “Misinformation, Disinformation & Malinformation: A Guide.”

Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation, and Distrust of Climate Science

Misinformation, disinformation and malinformation are forms of rampant pollution of the information ecosystem. This pollution is toxic, promoting distrust in science, and holding back efforts to combat climate change.

Hot coffee in a 6 oz. espresso cup.

In Hot Water

To talk climate, we need to talk class, comfort—and coffee.

Want impressive greenhouse gas reductions in an urban area? Get rid of the cars.

Paris in the (low-carbon) spring

Have you ever been to Paris? It has been, in the past, a city known for crazy, fast-moving traffic. This was observably, objectively true. All you had to do was stand to watch the Arc de Triomphe (from a safe distance). Witness the unpredictable, circling cars: drunken pirañas circling a