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Inconvenient ChatsIC9.2: Do the constant bad news make us numb?
This week is Part II of our first two-parter! And it's an important one (at least for us).
If you have not listened to Part I yet, go there first before returning here (Episode IC9.1).
In this two-parter, we talk about how the constant onslaught of bad news can be overwhelming and which psychological effects on individuals are at play.
In Part I, we dive into the concept of 'numbness' in response to constant bad news, the finite pool of attention and the finite pool of worry, and some key barriers of (science) communication.
Part...
2025-11-2615 minInconvenient ChatsIC9.1: Do the constant bad news make us numb?
This week is Part I of our first two-parter! And it's an important one (at least for us).
In this two-parter, we talk about how the constant onslaught of bad news can be overwhelming and which psychological effects on individuals are at play.
In Part I, we dive into the concept of 'numbness' in response to constant bad news, the finite pool of attention and the finite pool of worry, and some key barriers of (science) communication.
Part II will deal with the importance of hope, agency, and personal responsibility in science and especially climate communication.
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