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Blog Entries by David Ropeik from 07/2012

Fear of Climate Change May Finally Be Trumping Ideological Denial

| Posted 07.11.2012 | Green

The brain relies on several instincts to help us survive, and sometimes they conflict. One fear can literally contradict another. That's the case with climate change. The bad news is that at this point, the wrong ones are winning. The good news is, things may be changing.

The Aurora Shootings and the Mean World Syndrome

| Posted 07.25.2012 | Crime

Does violence in media lead to violence in the real world? If we think the world is a 'mean' and violent and unsafe place, the kind of world we see again and again in both the news and so much entertainment media, we live our lives accordingly.