Curiosity Daily Podcast: Hope in the Fight Against Climate Change (w/ Katharine Hayhoe) and Overcoming Bedtime Procrastination
Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains why climate change isn’t as “doom and gloom” as you might think, and gives tips for how to talk about it to inspire action. Plus: learn about how to overcome “bedtime procrastination.”
June 11, 2020
Episode Show Notes:
"Bedtime procrastination" may come down to beliefs about willpower by Kelsey Donk
- Bernecker, K., & Job, V. (2019). Too exhausted to go to bed: Implicit theories about willpower and stress predict bedtime procrastination. British Journal of Psychology, 111(1), 126–147. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12382
- Reynolds, E. (2020, February 19). Why Some People Find It Harder To Drag Themselves To Bed At Night. Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/02/19/why-some-people-find-it-harder-to-drag-themselves-to-bed-at-night/
Additional resources from Katharine Hayhoe:
- Pick up John Cook’s “Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change: How to Understand and Respond to Climate Science Deniers” on Amazon https://amzn.to/37aNMNn
- Katharine Hayhoe: The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it. (2020). Ted.com. https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_hayhoe_the_most_important_thing_you_can_do_to_fight_climate_change_talk_about_it
- Official website http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/
- Follow @KHayhoe on Twitter https://twitter.com/KHayhoe
- Pick up “A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions” on Amazon https://amzn.to/36RUK9O
- Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 - The Official Microsoft Blog. (2020, January 16). The Official Microsoft Blog. https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01/16/microsoft-will-be-carbon-negative-by-2030/
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (2020). Walmart Corporate - US. https://corporate.walmart.com/global-responsibility/sustainability/sustainability-in-our-operations/reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions
- Environment - Our Approach. (2019). Apple. https://www.apple.com/environment/our-approach/
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