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A study from Vanderbilt University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina bears out the old adage that if you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.… Continue Reading Repetition Makes Us Believe Misinformation

Do people support fracking for oil and natural gas? New research suggests that the answer may depend what it’s called. According to study findings published in the June 2015 issue… Continue Reading Language Changes How We Think About Natural Gas Extraction

New research suggests that people are more likely to respond to calls for action on climate change if they’re made aware of how global warming will affect their local communities.… Continue Reading For Action on the Climate, Keep Your Messages Local

Yesterday, Pope Francis headed to the White House as part of his historic first tour to the United States. There, he urged Americans to act on climate change. Research tells us what steps environmentalists can take to build stronger relationships with faith communities. Continue Reading Building Stronger Relationships Between Environmentalists And Faith Communities

New research suggests that the prevalence of climate-conspiracy theories may be bad for the environment. According to findings from a study published in a 2015 issue of Personality and Individual… Continue Reading How Climate Conspiracy Theories Hurt the Environment

New research suggests that setting concrete goals can help people in the business of doing good do so without burning out. These findings come from a series of experiments conducted… Continue Reading How To Avoid Do-Gooder Burnout

New research suggests that increased contact with people from different races can increase our empathy towards others. The study, conducted by psychology scholar Yuan Cao of the University of Queensland… Continue Reading How Diversity Makes Us More Empathetic

Climate communicators are working overtime to translate the findings of climate researchers into information that the public can comprehend and respond to with action. New research offers some guidance about… Continue Reading How We Talk About Climate Change Solutions Matters

Given the media landscape you would assume that conservatives and liberals are different species. However, new research suggests that both liberals and conservatives make moral judgments based on notions of harm.… Continue Reading What Bridges The Partisan Divide? Harm, According To Research