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
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How does conservation factor into sustainability and how does it relate to technological progress replacing functions in the Earth's life-support system?
How important is it for you that humanity aims for sustainability and what would you be willing to sacrifice for that?
Rusbridger (2015) raises the following questions: “Even when the overwhelming majority of scientists wave a big red flag in the air, they tend to be ignored. Is this new warning too similar to the last? Is it all too frightening to contemplate? Is a collective shrug of fatalism the only rational response?” How do Rusbridger's questions relate to cognitive biases and their impacts on risk perception? Discuss your point of view with an example.
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