The volcano is there but you can't see it

Students from the Landscape Design course at Cal Poly Pomona Italy.

Prominence, Environmental Humanities, PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamAugust 16, 2024

The Olympics and their impact beyond sports

Athletes from Refugee Olympic Team's delegation sail on a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. Picture: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images

Prominence, Narrative EmpathyArithmetic of Compassion TeamAugust 16, 2024

Emotions and Risk Perception in "Don't Look Up"

DiCaprio portrays Dr Randall Mindy.

Narrative Empathy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJuly 17, 2024

Visualizing absence: Fostering compassion through photography

Narrative Empathy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJuly 11, 2024

Looking for new ways to see our oceans

Photography: Steven Kovacs

The Prominence Effect: How Our Minds Deceive Us About Important Decisions

Rana Plaza building collapse // AFP.

ProminenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamJuly 3, 2024Prominence Effect

Psychological Barriers and Humor

Tuvalu’s foreign affairs Simon Kofe gives a Cop26 statement while standing in the ocean in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Photograph: Tuvalu Foreign Ministry/Reuters.

The Builders' Movement: Breaking Through Political Polarization

Picture: The Builders Movement website.

“Bright words:” finding common ground in environmental negotiations

Credit: Flickr/US Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region. CC0 Public Domain.

How Art Can Encourage Social Change

Narrative EmpathyArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 17, 2024

The Zone Of Interest: “You can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your ears”

The Höss family in their lovingly tended garden nextdoor to Auschwitz in The Zone of Interest.

Narrative Empathy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 10, 2024

How do we know what animals are really feeling?

Otto and Russell – Courtesy of @laerke_luna on Instagram

Documenting Coal Mining in Jharia, India, through Photography

Meenakshi S. and Krupa Shah (2022) expose the slow violence of coal mining in Jharia, India, through photography, illustrating environmental destruction and human suffering.

Environmental Humanities, Slow ViolenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 5, 2024

Music For Climate Action

Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist formerly with the USGS, is combining her love of music and passion for fighting climate change in a new initiative called Tempo: Music for Climate Action.