Joe Árvai

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ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond, left, and other oil company heads testify about energy pricing and profits at a Congressional hearing in November 2005. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Longtime Exxon CEO Lee Raymond’s legacy of climate denial and misinformation lives on – a psychologist offers ways to counter it

At the heart of combating misinformation is critical thinking and recognizing when you’re being spun for corporate profit.
As posições pró-combustíveis fósseis de Donald Trump estão em nítido contraste com os esforços para proteger o clima. O setor de petróleo implementou uma campanha de desinformação criada para lançar dúvidas sobre a ciência climática. A estratégia, extraída das páginas do manual do setor de tabaco, envolveu “enfatizar a incerteza” para lançar dúvidas sobre a ciência. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Como o setor de petróleo e as crescentes divisões políticas transformaram as mudanças climáticas em uma questão partidária

O pêndulo da política climática está oscilando novamente com Trump no cargo. Dinheiro, lobby e conversas sobre estados republicanos e democratas desempenham um papel na divisão política e pública.
However Rodgers came to his decision to remain unvaccinated, he did not follow the tenets of critical thinking. Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images

Aaron Rodgers dropped the ball on critical thinking – with a little practice you can do better

Critical thinking means seeking out new information – especially facts that might run contrary to what you believe – and being willing to change your mind. And it’s a teachable skill.
Consumer decisions could play a critical role in dealing with climate change. A study gauging perceptions was published May 13, 2021. FotographiaBasica via Getty Images

Using captured CO₂ in everyday products could help fight climate change, but will consumers want them?

A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.
One of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s signature moves has been to put the brakes on stringent fuel economy rules. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

I’m suing Scott Pruitt’s broken EPA ‑ here’s how to fix it

An academic suing the EPA over its decision to bar certain scientists from serving on advisory boards says the EPA needs to address legitimate criticisms to rebuild after Pruitt.
Is the water crisis in Flint, Michigan evidence that governments need a new way to make decisions? REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Society’s biggest problems need more than a nudge

When it comes to many of the big decisions faced by governments and the private sector, behavioral science has more to offer than simple nudges.

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