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Another Heartbreaking Photograph Grabs the Public’s Attention, but Will It Cause Us to Solve the Crisis at the Border?
Another Heartbreaking Photograph Grabs the Public’s Attention, but Will It Cause Us to Solve the Crisis at the Border?
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJune 28, 2019
The Girl Who Smiled Beads and the Experience of Genocide
The Girl Who Smiled Beads and the Experience of Genocide
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJune 19, 2019
Too Small, Too Slow: Making Toxicity Poignant Through Poetry
Too Small, Too Slow: Making Toxicity Poignant Through Poetry
Psychic Numbing, Slow Violence, Narrative EmpathyArithmetic of Compassion TeamJune 6, 2019
Overcoming Pseudoinefficacy with the Collective Aggregation Effect
Overcoming Pseudoinefficacy with the Collective Aggregation Effect
PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 30, 2019
Psychic Numbing and the Environment
Psychic Numbing and the Environment
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 23, 2019
The Children Are on Climate Strike
The Children Are on Climate Strike
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 16, 2019
The Effects of Psychological Biases and Social Media on Nuclear War Decisions
The Effects of Psychological Biases and Social Media on Nuclear War Decisions
Psychic Numbing, ProminenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 9, 2019
Teaching Decision-Making Skills in the Classroom
Teaching Decision-Making Skills in the Classroom
Prominence, Pseudoinefficacy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 2, 2019
“Songs to Affect and Balance the World”: Poetry, Place, Home
“Songs to Affect and Balance the World”: Poetry, Place, Home
Environmental Humanities, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 25, 2019
Building Narrative Empathy Through Storytelling
Building Narrative Empathy Through Storytelling
Environmental HumanitiesArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 19, 2019
“Let me tell your story”: A Review of A Private War
“Let me tell your story”: A Review of A Private War
Psychic Numbing, PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 11, 2019
Remembering Rwanda
Remembering Rwanda
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 5, 2019
Using Data Visualization to Get People to Care
Using Data Visualization to Get People to Care
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 29, 2019
Dr. Tom Catena’s Extraordinary Example
Dr. Tom Catena’s Extraordinary Example
PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 26, 2019
Security Prominence Trumps the FY 2020 Budget Proposal
Security Prominence Trumps the FY 2020 Budget Proposal
ProminenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 19, 2019
How Hiding Casualties from Drone Strikes Betrays American Values
How Hiding Casualties from Drone Strikes Betrays American Values
Prominence, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 14, 2019
Cognitive Bias Prevents Us from Tackling Climate Change
Cognitive Bias Prevents Us from Tackling Climate Change
PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamFebruary 22, 2019
China’s Cruel Internment of the Uyghurs Must Not Go Unnoticed
China’s Cruel Internment of the Uyghurs Must Not Go Unnoticed
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamFebruary 15, 2019
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