David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social

Something that's perhaps worth considering in the "does throwing soup at paintings/ paint on Stonehenge help change minds about climate change action" discourse is that this question has been studied and we have data.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 16:51 UTC

Precisely my point. It’s interesting (as well as ironic and discouraging) how some who follow the science on climate—and are infuriated by others who don’t—are not always interested in following the science on public opinion, effective messaging & framing, and how to catalyze change.

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Gloria! @smilodonichthys.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 16:40 UTC

I think it has to provide something for the public to do after. Someone suggested planting wildflowers in golf courses. That would be confronting, but it also might give people the idea of using more native plants in their own yards too.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 16:39 UTC

FWIW, my personal approach to advocacy is notably less...raw than this stuff. I write op-eds. I speak to the public at museum "evening with a scientist" nights. Etc. Sometimes it works (see case study below). Sometimes it doesn't.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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