Speak Your Mind Notify me of followup comments chairman . . . In many human and environmental crises, individuals and their governments exhibit a morally troubling response to the risk of mass casualties that can be described by the phrase “the more who die, the less we care,” reflecting a flawed “arithmetic of compassion ” Paul Slovic will present research demonstrating three non-rational psychological mechanisms that underlie this phenomenon
Three Rules to Express Your Thoughts so That Everyone will . . . In that time, he has developed a playbook of strategies to help people engage in conversation and voice their ideas clearly If these tips can help biologists explain genetic drift, physicists Hawking radiation, or linguists anything about Chomskyan linguistics, then chances are they can help us express our thoughts and feelings when we need others to understand them the most
How to speak up and say what needs to be said: Ask yourself . . . How to speak up more effectively Asking yourself the “5Ws” that we detail in our book can help Take a look at these questions in the light of the issue idea that you currently have but haven’t spoken up about yet: “Why?” examines the purpose behind you speaking up What outcome are you seeking? What’s your positive intention? What would happen if you didn’t say anything? “Who