Melissa Norberg

If you fear insects, don’t think it’s not an issue bcuz you can just eliminate the trigger. Instead, I encourage you to think about the costs of using insecticide and pesticide. Engaging in exposure therapy to eliminate what’s underlying your fear is a much better option for you & the environment.

Looking for a few people living in Australia who have a lived experience of climate anxiety and who would like to get involved in a consumer advisory board for research on the topic. If this is you, please message me and I can tell you more to see if the opportunity is a good match.

PhD scholarship EOI deadline has been extended until 24 Feb 2025. Please get in touch with me if you’re interested in applying. Tinyurl.com/42cjd42r
#psychscisky #environment #nowaste #capitalism #climatechange

Fuel to Fork podcast A new podcast exposing the fossil fuels in our food. Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of our food system. What are the options to phase them out? Subscribe to find out. Brought to you by IPES-Food, TABL...

So new @bsky.app friends, we have an awesome podcast that is right up your street.

#FuelToFork exposes the #fossilfuels in our food. Each episode stops at a different step in food chain. Informed by awesome #foodsystems experts.

🎧An informative weekend listen
ipes-food.org/fuel-to-fork/

#climate

Beans and peas best meat alternative, finds Oxford research Beans and peas are best meat and milk replacements for health and environment, says Oxford Martin School research

Beans and peas rank best as meat and milk replacements from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives, a new study led by an Oxford Martin researcher has found. #beans #peas #sustainability
www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/beans-a...

2 proud supervisors with their PhD graduate.

Happy graduation day for Dr Shanara Visvalingam! 🥳 Shanara’s PhD focused on perfectionism and social disconnection. She is now completing a masters in clinical psychology.

What's better: climate "change” 🆚 “crisis” 🆚 “emergency”?

New work shows that subtle tweaks in language don't make a difference to green action ⬇️

🔗 bit.ly/4gnhuko

Insight with a climate policy steer: focus on something else 🔎

@jayvanbavel.bsky.social
@dgoldwert.bsky.social
@madalina.bsky.social

America’s Violent Health System An unknown assailant killed the UnitedHealth CEO in broad daylight—and the majority of people watching laughed. Why?

Last year UnitedHealth fired its intake team & used AI to process claims. The AI rejected more than 90% of claims for senior citizens, resulting in several preventable deaths.

My thoughts on American healthcare after the killing of the UnitedHealth CEO
www.qasimrashid.com/p/americas-v...

Most folks don’t realize this, but a single pound of beef is responsible for about 100 pounds of greenhouse gas pollution.

That’s 50x worse than coal, on pound for pound basis.

I'm grateful for a lot of things. But not Thanksgiving. The holiday masks an unsavory reality. But "Un-Thanksgiving" offers something more satisfying.

I’m grateful for a lot of things. But not Thanksgiving. #Climate

Yes, you can add me. I’m new to BlueSky so I don’t know who else is on here yet.

@jono-david.bsky.social welcome!

Can anyone recommend a home solar storage battery that is available in Australia?

Breaking up with belongings: a pilot randomized controlled trial of an unguided web-based program to reduce overconsumption - Current Psychology Numerous consumers engage in wasteful and unsustainable consumption despite knowing it is associated with several personal, social, economic, and environmental harms. To aid consumers in reducing cons...

🌟 Just published! 🌟
This paper reflects years of studying hoarding disorder and the realization that most of us can reduce consumption. Developing the program has helped me cut down my consumption--can it inspire you to do the same?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

This PhD program of research will entail understanding how the Breaking up with Belongings program works (breakingupwithbelongings.org.au/login).

Details of pilot RCT: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

PhD scholarship available for a passionate individual wanting to tackle household consumption. The successful applicant will spend half their time with me in Australia and half their time with Barbara Dritschel in Scotland. For more info: tinyurl.com/42cjd42r

✉️EOIs due December 9th.

Please share!

I’d say 50% dropout from the treatment arm (compared to 10% in waitlist) doesn’t scream feasible. I might have missed it, but it doesn’t seem like the inclusion criteria included enjoying music and its production.

Introduce yourself as a TV character:

Thanks @chadmbriggs.bsky.social!

I’m excited to try this platform out. I really liked Twitter but mostly gave up on it at the start of 2023.

You could talk about burnout and highlight how trying to tackle everything tires one out. Perhaps try to encourage them to focus on one thing that seems manageable to make a difference, as numerous people tackling small issues can add up.

Thanks @lizroemer.bsky.social!

Newbie here. Couldn’t sleep, then saw @katiew.bsky.social’s Addiction Science Starter Pack post on X. 5 starter packs later, here I am. Now what? 😎