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Become a Mindful Sceptic
Question wisely, Think clearly, Act decisively.
Nov 3, 2024 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Understanding Jevons Paradox
Apr 15 • Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Why Tree Numbers Are Not What They Seem
May 6 • Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Curiosity, Questions, and Counting Millipedes
May 13 • Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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The Long Emergency
Aug 16 • Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Being A Mindful Sceptic

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Engineered Appetite
What happens when markets meet evolutionary psychology
Oct 14 • 
Christopher Scott
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Living on a Borrowed Earth
Why humanity uses 1.7 planets' worth of resources and what mindful sceptics need to know
Oct 6 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Coal-fired Teslas
Electric cars and the uncomfortable truth about technologies that promise change without sacrifice
Sep 22 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Fish On Friday
From Australian fish & chips to global aquaculture—how mindful scepticism reveals the truth behind "sustainable seafood" claims. Critical thinking tools…
Sep 8 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Christopher Scott
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The Calorie Paradox
We eat oil with every meal. Discover how our greatest food triumph depends on fossil fuels and what mindful sceptics should know.
Aug 25 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Christopher Scott
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Uncomfortable Essays

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Sustaining What?
The Contested Meanings of an Overused Ideal
Oct 11 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Beyond Tribal Thinking
My tribe needs resources and deserves them more than any other tribe, especially yours.
Sep 27 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Stories Kill Action
Why Sustainability Storytelling Has Become Our Favourite Form of Climate Denial
Sep 13 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Stone Age Wiring
Why We Struggle to Respond to Slow-Moving Crises
Aug 30 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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The Long Emergency
Why the Real Crisis Is Our Commitment to Normal
Aug 16 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Insight Vault

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Values Corrupting Logic
Emotional appeals are effective because human values consistently bias the interpretation of facts
Oct 17 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
Bread Beats Carbon Targets
Hungry Societies Don’t Wait for Climate Solutions
Oct 17 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Christopher Scott
Hungry People Don’t Wait
The existential crisis hiding in plain sight
Oct 16 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Christopher Scott
Technology Buys Delay
The illusion of escaping natural limits
Oct 16 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Christopher Scott
Doubt Is Intellectual Courage
Strength lies in embracing uncertainty and complexity
Oct 16 • 
Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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