Scales of Change is a podcast mini-series, and a field guide to the "Dragons of Climate Inaction".The Dragons are 36 different species of rationalizations – stories we tell ourselves (consciously and subconsciously) that shape all of our decisi

Chapter 7: A Form of Life

Jul 8th, 2020 44m 22s

This is our final chapter, and our last genus of Dragon: Immobilis – the dragons of Limited Behaviour. This genus contains only two species: Immobilis signum, or the Dragon of Tokenism, and Immobilis jevonsii, or the Rebound Effect. They are am

Chapter 6: Relatives of the Deep

Jul 1st, 2020 55m 22s

In our sixth genus, we dive deep into the Dragons of Sunk Cost – the investments that work against our climate interests.Some of these may simply be financial, but they may also be emotional: our goals and aspirations, our patterns of behaviour

Chapter 5: Force Majeure

Jun 24th, 2020 34m 56s

Our fifth genus includes the Dragons of Perceived Risk: functional, temporal, financial, social, and physical. These dragons are at the root of all fears – steering our decisions in a continuous assessment of risk versus reward.When it comes to

Chapter 4: Driving Decisions

Jun 17th, 2020 32m 16s

The Dragons of Discredence are agents of mistrust – the species of this genus are responsible for climate deniers, contrarians, and conspiracy theorists. But it’s not only the fringe that suffers from the dragons of discredence. They can act in

Chapter 3: Writing on the Wall

Jun 10th, 2020 38m 42s

Our third genus contains the Dragons of Social Comparison and Social Norms. Every aspect of who we are is mediated by these Dragons: we adjust to the norms of our communities – the people we interact with, and the people we consider to be our p

Chapter 2: Technosalvation

May 27th, 2020 34m 22s

Meet our second genus of Dragons – Ideologies. These are constellations of beliefs and values; filters for understanding the world.One species of Ideology has flourished in the modern era: the Dragon of Technosalvation – A belief that technolog

Chapter 1: Hope Punk

May 20th, 2020 36m 50s

In this chapter we meet our first genus of dragons: Artusnoia – the dragons of Limited Cognition.Among them, the twin dragons of Perceived Behavioural Control, and Perceived Self Efficacy (A. impotens & A. parvoperitia, respectively) are perhap

Introduction: A Theory of Change

May 13th, 2020 32m 37s

Before we lace up our boots and head into the field, some introductions are in order.What are the Dragons of Climate Inaction? Where do they come from? And why, especially now, are they so important?To learn more about the Dragons of Climate In

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Apr 20th, 2020 1m 10s

Arriving May 13th 2020: There are dragons lurking in our minds, shaping every decision we make. The climate crisis is here, but as a species we are adjusting slowly to this new reality. Featuring Dr. Robert Gifford's Dragons of Climate Inaction

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