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How our brains make it hard to solve climate change

Shahzeen Attari studies the psychology behind energy use and our views of the climate problem.

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Peter Dykstra: Etched in stone
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Peter Dykstra: Etched in stone

Climate denial joins a long list of errant beliefs that are hard – or maybe impossible – to kill.

When I lived in Washington DC in the early 1980's, I'd occasionally stroll down to the Mall to see the then-new Vietnam War Memorial.

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