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Your Brain On ClimateAuthor: Dave Powell
A show about climate change and climate psychology. But sideways. Explore human brains doing amazing or awful things, learn why, then see what it means for the planet. Language: en-gb Genres: Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Science, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Thick Description
Friday, 3 July, 2026
If you've ever caught yourself writing off a group of people with a simple and dismissive description of why they do what they do - or been thusly written off yourself - then you'll be familiar with 'thin description'. It's a bad way to learn what makes someone tick and probably annoys them as well. So instead, here's the idea of 'thick description': properly spending time with people to understand their complex inner lives and what they really think about things, including climate change. In this Micro episode, I revisit my chat from 2025 with anthropologist Karl Dudman. Karl's inspiring work with the Trump-voting yet climate-threatened communities of Down East is description that is beautifully, nourishingly, and enlightenlingly thick. I also mention my appearance on the Look Near First podcast, talking about the psychology of flying and aviation. Check that out here. Please do consider chipping in a couple of quid over at http://www.patreon.com/yourbrainonclimate. And a written review would be ace. Please thank you please. The show is hosted and produced by me, Dave Powell. The show is over on Instagram at @yourbrainonclimate. YBOC theme music and iterations thereof, by me. Show logo by Arthur Stovell at www.designbymondial.com.
