… A 2017 scientific paper published by the Association for Psychological Science reported that nature-themed words were losing ground in our pop culture. Researchers surveyed song lyrics, books and movie scripts and found that words associated with nature have declined steadily since 1950. During that time, the loss of nature words was More
A study of mothers and their children shows that children carry the influence of their mothers’ environmental behaviors into early adulthood. More
The best way to encourage environmentally-friendly behavior may be to focus on the changes that are already happening. More
Hot weather seems to amplify people’s responses to provocation, ultimately increasing rates of aggressive behavior and violence. More
A promising new study shows that a simple behavioral intervention for bus drivers may go a long way towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. More
Herbert L. Pick, Jr., professor at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development, scholar of perceptual development and perception, and bicyclist, sailor, and snowshoer extraordinaire, passed away unexpectedly on June 18, 2012, two weeks after a Festschrift was held in his honor in Minneapolis at the International Conference on More
