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As we face an escalating planetary crisis in a “post-truth” era, how can scientists be most effective in informing and accelerating positive transformations?  If you’re a scientist reading this post...

I’ve often heard myself described as an all-or-nothing person. I’m not sure how much I agree with that, but I’m certainly leaning into that description by doing what I’m about to do now…taking all of...

How and why we wrote a climate book A personal story feels like the only appropriate form for this post. This is the story of how I came to realise that it wasn’t just facts and evidence that were missing...

Recently I have ended up thinking a lot about the “theory of change” that’s guiding where I channel my attention and energy at this fraught time in the world. Essentially, why do I do the work that I...

2024 has been the start of a new way of working for this scientist. ​Transitions & New Experiments By the end of 2023, I knew the time had come to close the academic research chapter of my working life....

Personal reflections at the end of a 15 year chapter in academic research science. ‘Scientist’ is usually the first word I use to describe myself, and that's probably because throughout my adulthood...

I’m often asked to give an overview of the science of the climate and nature emergency in something like ten minutes…. and this is no small task. How can we capture the interconnected threats to life...