Summer 2018: Sustainability Leadership

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Sustainability Leadership

Course: BIOL/OEAS/IDS 467, BIOL/OEAS 567 (three credits)
CRNs: 35510, 35861, 35874, 35855, 35856
Course title: Sustainability Leadership
Instructors: Dr. Hans-Peter Plag, Dr. Tatyana Lobova, Dr. Eddie Hill
Term: Summer 2018 (season 1)
Time: Mondays and Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: BAL 2068 -- SRC 1009

NOTE: Make sure that your document includes your name and the title of the question set. In your answers, provide detailed citations of all sources you used to write the answer. Preferably, base your answer on peer-reviewed literature. At the end of the document, provide a list of the references. Insufficient citation or missing list of references will result in subtraction of up to 20 points.

Question Set 2

Answer five of the seven questions.

  1. Is human reasoning rational? If not, explain why.
  2. After viewing Hans Rosling's TED presentation, what is Rosling's main message, in your opinion?
  3. What do you know about cognitive biases and how do you think they impact our decision making? Give examples.
  4. Give an example where some of your cognitive biases have impacted your perception of recent events.
  5. Based on the readings for class 3, respond to: How, and by whom, has in recent decades in the U.S. a form of skepticism been used to discredit and blur scientific evidence? How does this relate to cognitive biases?
  6. Considering the discussion in Lukianoff and Haidt (2015) and Jensen (2016) and comment on how cognitive biases impact the interpretation of societal developments. Give examples.
  7. From a systems theory point of view, what are the most significant trends in the Earth's life-support system that appear not to be sustainable? Describe at least four of the core trends and identify the relevant essential variables.

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Please, submit the answers by e-mail to the two instructors. Note that your answers to the questions should be concise and in a scientific writing style. Please, include your name at the top and the questions before each answer. The answers have to cite the sources consulted in writing the answer and a list of references. Citations and Reference have to follow the documentation style defined by the Council of Scientific Editors, known as the CSE style. See SSF-Guide or the WISC page for more information on the CSE style. Examples of correct references can be found here.