#29 What science tells us about our climate inaction - interview with Professor Kate Jeffery

2019-12-09

In today's episode, I am sharing an interview with Kate Jeffery, who is a neuroscientist. She is a professor at UCL (University College London) and also a climate activist. During the interview, not only she introduced us the science behind why we are acting the we are, but she also shared with us her experiences of why she felt the need to take an action for a huge problem that we are facing today : climate change. Show breakdown [2:57 - 5:09] What do you do at UCL as a professor ? [5:09 - 9:16...

In today's episode, I am sharing an interview with Kate Jeffery, who is a neuroscientist. She is a professor at UCL (University College London) and also a climate activist.

During the interview, not only she introduced us the science behind why we are acting the we are, but she also shared with us her experiences of why she felt the need to take an action for a huge problem that we are facing today : climate change.

Show breakdown

[2:57 - 5:09] What do you do at UCL as a professor ?

[5:09 - 9:16] What changes have you observed in London over the past 20 years in terms of climate ?

[9:17 - 11:13] What incident made you decide to take an action for climate change ? How do you contribute to the movement of Extinction Rebellion ?

[11:14 - 13:49] How we prioritize immediate concerns over distant concerns.

[13:49 - 16:17] Certainty VS Uncertainty.

[16:18 - 19:39] Hidden risks and unintended consequences in taking an action.

[19:40 - 24:10] How our beliefs are not an accurate representation of the reality.

[24:11 - 27:48] Discussion as to whether people will change their behavior by just getting to know more of why we are acting the way we are.

One principle of Extinction Rebellion : No blaming and shaming.

[27:49 - 29:04] Where people can find more information about this matter.

[29:05 -] Ending comments.

Website

"Scientits for Extinction Rebellion": https://www.scientistsforxr.earth/
A talk by Kate Jeffery at UCL (talk starts at 6:30) : https://youtu.be/aFqEYWH4-Qs

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