Closing the Gap Between Climate Change Science and Public Opinion
The global policy community seems unlikely to take drastic steps with regard to climate change any time soon. Politicians remain hesitant about taking action, although scientific consensus on climate...
View ArticleWatching People As They Walk
If you have ever spent time on any major campus, you will be familiar with what I am about to describe. The architects of the campus will usually have laid out paved walkways for pedestrians to use as...
View ArticleQuote of the Week: Stephen Reicher
“Individuals don’t lose identity in the crowd and they don’t lose control over their behaviour or rationality. Rather they shift to a shared social identity and seek to act in terms of that shared...
View ArticleQuote of the Week: Theresa Marteau
“We are exquisitely sensitive to environment. We are just like rats – energy misers and cognitive misers. If there is a shortcut, we will take it.”--Theresa Marteau, Head of the Behavior and Health...
View ArticleDelivering Results: The Collaboration Imperative
There seems to be a growing consensus among experts in different fields that in today’s highly interdependent world, effective collaboration has become crucial for achieving results. As part of the...
View ArticleHow's Your Inner Autocrat Doing These Days?
One of the things I find endlessly fascinating about human beings is the gap between our avowed values and our behavior when we come under pressure. I have come to believe that your values are the ones...
View ArticleWhat have We Learned on Getting Public Services to Poor People? What’s Next?
Ten years after the World Development Report 2004, the ODI’s Marta Foresti reflects on the past decade and implications for the future Why do so many countries still fail to deliver adequate services...
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