May 29th, 2020 | by Winter Wilson
In the second episode of a two-part podcast interview for CleanTech Talk, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and A.R. Siders, core faculty at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, continue their talk about A.R.’s work as a preeminent U.S. researcher in managing retreat in the face of climate change
August 15th, 2018 | by Michael Barnard
Climate change 'skeptics' have pre-existing biases which tend to make them skeptical. They’ve been supported in that skepticism by decades of misinformation, and psychologically and socially it’s easier to continue to deny rather than accept reality. But there’s hope
December 28th, 2017 | by Michael Barnard
Cognitive science is helping us understand how to communicate more effectively with people who don't currently accept the science behind global warming and climate change
September 15th, 2017 | by Michael Barnard
Hurricanes Irma and Harvey will cause some people to start accepting the science of climate change
March 29th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Cognitive science offers tools for fighting back against the barrage of inaccuracies coming from the Trump administration. Scholars lay out the best weapons for winning a war of ideas. Here is why human brains are so bad at separating what is real from what is not — and how to combat climate denial
