(20 May) Forthcoming speaking engagements. I shall be contributing to a symposium on ‘Climate politics beyond the predictive paradigm’ at the University of Lancaster, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, on Thursday 2 June, 3-6pm. At the Universitair Centrum Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen on Thursday 9 June, 6pm, I shall be giving a public lecture ‘Climate change: what […]
Month: May 2011
Reasons for Christian belief
(2 May) New Statesman magazine ran a feature article on religious believers in science and public life and included a short statement from me about my reasons for Christian belief (I am the last entry in the list).
Prize for “Why We Disagree …”
(18 May) Why We Disagree About Climate Change was awarded jointly the 2010 Gerald L Young Prize for best book in human ecology.
Mike Hulme in Australia
(19 May) Various talks and interviews from my recent visit to Australia are now available on-line. You can listen here to an interview with me on the ABC radio show Artworks about climate change and the role of science museums, broadcast on Sunday 8 May. The interview is 20 minutes long and also includes discussion with […]
Understanding perceptions of abrupt climate change
(1 May) “Beyond the ‘tipping point’: understanding perceptions of abrupt climate change and their implications” This manuscript, co-authored with one of my students, has now been published in the journal Weather, Climate and Society. It reports an empirical study using Cultural Theory of how peoples beliefs affect their perceptions of proposed ‘tipping points’ in the Earth system.
