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Climate Change

Dec 28, 2015

My New Year’s Resolution: Teach Science to Promote Peace and Prosperity

how can we help ourselves to move toward a peaceful and prosperous future? One that is also more just and equitable? Teach science. That’s right. Teach science early, teach science often, and teach science well.

Education

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Jul 9, 2013

How Did Ancient Ecosystems React to Climate Change?

The Last Glacial Maximum impacted ecosystems and drove many species to extinction.

Paleontology

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Feb 15, 2013

Genetic Variation Helped Humans Evolve, Adapt To Climate Changes

Two studies have uncovered two intriguing human adaptive traits.

Biology

Environment

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Aug 8, 2012

Interdisciplinary Science in the Anthropocene

my advice to those idealistic students after my own tortured career in interdisciplinary environmental science.

Environment

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Jul 24, 2012

Climate Change and Inter-Group Cooperation

Given the tension between our evolved tribalism and the global collective action problem of managing our planet, how can we hope to avoid the climate tipping point?

Environment

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