How You Can Help Address the Wildfire Crisis

Wildfires are devastating communities and ecosystems, but your actions can make a difference. Our article shares practical steps to support wildfire relief and prevention while tackling the root causes of the crisis.

Slow Violence, Psychic Numbing, PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 15, 2025

How Young Voices Are Redefining Society

Young leaders are redefining society with clarity, courage, and a sense of urgency. From Kaliko in Hawai’i demanding climate accountability to Malala Yousafzai championing girls’ education, these activists are breaking through apathy and inspiring systemic change. Learn how their voices are shaping a more just and sustainable future.

Slow Risks Are Moving Faster

Slow risks like climate change and rising sea levels are accelerating rapidly. Learn why urgent action is needed and how you can help reframe these threats as immediate priorities.

Overcoming Cognitive Bias and Bridging the Climate Change Communication Gap

Cognitive biases obstruct public understanding of climate change, blocking meaningful action. By using strategies like framing, visualization, and narrative empathy, we can bridge the communication gap and motivate change.

Challenging the spread of denialism

Image by Edward Kimmel, Wikipedia

Discover how denialism spreads misinformation and fuels division, and learn how education, legal frameworks, and compassion can effectively combat its damaging impacts.

Prominence, Pseudoinefficacy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamNovember 25, 2024

Peanut the Squirrel and the Power of Compassion

Peanut the squirrel’s story, a social media sensation, sheds light on human compassion and why we connect more deeply with individual victims. This article explores public reactions to Peanut’s tragic death, examining psychic numbing and pseudoinefficacy.

The volcano is there but you can't see it

Students from the Landscape Design course at Cal Poly Pomona Italy.

Prominence, Environmental Humanities, PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamAugust 16, 2024

Looking for new ways to see our oceans

Photography: Steven Kovacs

Psychological Barriers and Humor

Tuvalu’s foreign affairs Simon Kofe gives a Cop26 statement while standing in the ocean in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Photograph: Tuvalu Foreign Ministry/Reuters.

The Builders' Movement: Breaking Through Political Polarization

Picture: The Builders Movement website.

Music For Climate Action

Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist formerly with the USGS, is combining her love of music and passion for fighting climate change in a new initiative called Tempo: Music for Climate Action.