Don't even think about it

why our brains are wired to ignore climate change

About this book

The director of the Climate Outreach and Information Network explores the psychological mechanism that enables people to ignore the dangers of climate change, using sidebars, cartoons and engaging stories from his years of research to reveal how humans are wired to primarily respond to visible threats.

Subjects

  • climatic changes
  • denial (psychology)
  • effect of human beings on
  • global warming
  • human ecology
  • perception
  • popular works
  • psychological aspects
  • public opinion
  • rationalization (psychology)
  • social aspects
  • study and teaching