Janet K. Swim
@janetkswim.bsky.social
Penn State Psychology Professor and Associate Director of PSU’s Climate Consortium.
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Had the occasion to ride all the way down the Bryant Ave bikeway today while doing an alleycat for a friend's birthday. Can again confirm that as @lauragmitchell.com and I wrote about last year, Bryant Ave is amazing.
Bryant Avenue Is Amazing
Bryant Avenue in South Minneapolis demonstrates promising potential for innovative street and bikeway designs — if we let them get built.
streets.mn
August 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Had the occasion to ride all the way down the Bryant Ave bikeway today while doing an alleycat for a friend's birthday. Can again confirm that as @lauragmitchell.com and I wrote about last year, Bryant Ave is amazing.
NSF announced that research on dis/misinformation is terminated (avoiding free speech violations). It lists science education as one of its seven research priority. But It is essential to explain science dis/misinformation to teach science. Did anyone else catch this inconsistency?
April 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
NSF announced that research on dis/misinformation is terminated (avoiding free speech violations). It lists science education as one of its seven research priority. But It is essential to explain science dis/misinformation to teach science. Did anyone else catch this inconsistency?
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The American Meteorological Society has issued this dire warning of "disastrous consequences" for America's ability to predict lethal weather:
"The administration's 2026 budget... would close all of NOAA’s weather, climate, and ocean Laboratories."
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
"The administration's 2026 budget... would close all of NOAA’s weather, climate, and ocean Laboratories."
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
www.ametsoc.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The American Meteorological Society has issued this dire warning of "disastrous consequences" for America's ability to predict lethal weather:
"The administration's 2026 budget... would close all of NOAA’s weather, climate, and ocean Laboratories."
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
"The administration's 2026 budget... would close all of NOAA’s weather, climate, and ocean Laboratories."
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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Whats going on in the realm of nature connectedness and relational values? Check out my recently published review of the recent trends in research on the psychology of human–nature relationships. Its on the academic side of things, but rather short so hopefully a quick read doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
February 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Whats going on in the realm of nature connectedness and relational values? Check out my recently published review of the recent trends in research on the psychology of human–nature relationships. Its on the academic side of things, but rather short so hopefully a quick read doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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Is the loneliness epidemic reducing climate action? Our new paper (w/ @janetkswim.bsky.social) suggests maybe so!
We find that social support is associated with greater action hope, which is associated with more climate action. Open access article: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We find that social support is associated with greater action hope, which is associated with more climate action. Open access article: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
January 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Is the loneliness epidemic reducing climate action? Our new paper (w/ @janetkswim.bsky.social) suggests maybe so!
We find that social support is associated with greater action hope, which is associated with more climate action. Open access article: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We find that social support is associated with greater action hope, which is associated with more climate action. Open access article: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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We’re launching a #ThankYouBrigade for federal public servants starting today. Call or email any federal office that’s mattered to you. National Park. EPA. Local Social Security office. National Forest. Just say thanks for serving. Nothing else. No politics. Nothing that would cause trouble. 1/2
February 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
We’re launching a #ThankYouBrigade for federal public servants starting today. Call or email any federal office that’s mattered to you. National Park. EPA. Local Social Security office. National Forest. Just say thanks for serving. Nothing else. No politics. Nothing that would cause trouble. 1/2
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"Trump team takes aim at crown jewel of US climate research" by @scottpwaldman.bsky.social for #EENews: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump team takes aim at crown jewel of US climate research
A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net
January 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Trump team takes aim at crown jewel of US climate research" by @scottpwaldman.bsky.social for #EENews: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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First the Montana Supreme Court victory and now this: tremendous. We all know it’s gonna be hard - state by state. But this is what it can look like …
The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world: the companies most responsible for the climate crisis will be held accountable, and New Yorkers will save $75 billion. www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Governor Signs Climate Change Superfund Act
Albany – Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129/A.3351), nation-leading legislation that will use the polluter-pays model exemplified by existing federal and stat...
www.nysenate.gov
December 26, 2024 at 6:19 PM
First the Montana Supreme Court victory and now this: tremendous. We all know it’s gonna be hard - state by state. But this is what it can look like …
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Preprints of Human Ecology Review v. 28 #2 are now available online open access at:
www.societyforhumanecology.org/preprints
Table of Contents
Linda Kalof and Thomas Dietz’s Contributions to Human Ecology: A Celebration of Two Esteemed Careers
There are 12 papers. We are grateful to everyone!
www.societyforhumanecology.org/preprints
Table of Contents
Linda Kalof and Thomas Dietz’s Contributions to Human Ecology: A Celebration of Two Esteemed Careers
There are 12 papers. We are grateful to everyone!
Early Access Prints — Society for Human Ecology
Preprints
www.societyforhumanecology.org
November 27, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Preprints of Human Ecology Review v. 28 #2 are now available online open access at:
www.societyforhumanecology.org/preprints
Table of Contents
Linda Kalof and Thomas Dietz’s Contributions to Human Ecology: A Celebration of Two Esteemed Careers
There are 12 papers. We are grateful to everyone!
www.societyforhumanecology.org/preprints
Table of Contents
Linda Kalof and Thomas Dietz’s Contributions to Human Ecology: A Celebration of Two Esteemed Careers
There are 12 papers. We are grateful to everyone!
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In a new interdisciplinary Nature Climate Change Perspective paper, led by me, @lisgilmore and Rachael Shwom, we offer a critical perspective on #climate and social “tipping points.” 🎁: rdcu.be/d2gBC 🧵
‘Tipping points’ confuse and can distract from urgent climate action
Nature Climate Change - The tipping points framing is widely used in climate discussions but receives mixed feedback. This Perspective critiques it for oversimplifying the complexities of natural...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM
In a new interdisciplinary Nature Climate Change Perspective paper, led by me, @lisgilmore and Rachael Shwom, we offer a critical perspective on #climate and social “tipping points.” 🎁: rdcu.be/d2gBC 🧵
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Given how amazing these starter packs are, for folks following me that might be curious about sociology's contributions to research on the climate crisis, you might find this invited commentary of interest: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#ClimateCrisis #Sociology #Climate #PoliticalEconomy
#ClimateCrisis #Sociology #Climate #PoliticalEconomy
Sociology and the climate crisis: A momentum surge and the roots run deep
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Given how amazing these starter packs are, for folks following me that might be curious about sociology's contributions to research on the climate crisis, you might find this invited commentary of interest: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#ClimateCrisis #Sociology #Climate #PoliticalEconomy
#ClimateCrisis #Sociology #Climate #PoliticalEconomy
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Remember facts? Yeah, that’s no longer a thing. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Meta to End Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram Ahead of Trump Term: Live Updates
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump a...
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Remember facts? Yeah, that’s no longer a thing. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
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January 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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New paper in BJSP! We (me, JanetSwim & JohnFraser) explore how social support can promote climate action. We find that those receiving more social support have more hope about taking action, and this action hope predicts more intended and self-reported behavior. Read here: shorturl.at/HiZHt
January 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New paper in BJSP! We (me, JanetSwim & JohnFraser) explore how social support can promote climate action. We find that those receiving more social support have more hope about taking action, and this action hope predicts more intended and self-reported behavior. Read here: shorturl.at/HiZHt
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I've just published an article in @skepticalinquirer.bsky.social on logic-checking as a complementary approach to fact-checking. Logic-checking can tackle misinformation that fact-checking struggles to address, & seamlessly leads to logic-based corrections skepticalinquirer.org/2024/12/the-...
January 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I've just published an article in @skepticalinquirer.bsky.social on logic-checking as a complementary approach to fact-checking. Logic-checking can tackle misinformation that fact-checking struggles to address, & seamlessly leads to logic-based corrections skepticalinquirer.org/2024/12/the-...
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Yes. Let's do this.
There’s a very credible fiscal policy case to be made for “paying” (which can happen through many kinds of mechanisms) people to bike to work. Investing in safe bike infrastructure and providing financial incentives to ride rather than drive saves and makes public money. HT @momentummag.bsky.social
Here is Why Governments Paying People to Bike to Work Makes Sense
All that is required to make a massive modal shift is safe cycling infrastructure and an incentive, why not paying people to bike to work?
momentummag.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Yes. Let's do this.
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I love that the lawyer who connected climate attribution to health risk science is one of @natureportfolio.bsky.social’s 10 people who shaped science in 2024.
She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.
She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.
The climate-crusading lawyer who sued Switzerland over global warming — and won
Cordelia Bähr is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.
www.nature.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I love that the lawyer who connected climate attribution to health risk science is one of @natureportfolio.bsky.social’s 10 people who shaped science in 2024.
She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.
She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.
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A phenomenal outcome.
Bravo to the incredible Lise Van Susteren @vansusteren.bsky.social, who was an expert witness on the harms of climate change on young people’s mental health.
“The 6-1 decision [was] the first of its kind by a US state supreme court…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Bravo to the incredible Lise Van Susteren @vansusteren.bsky.social, who was an expert witness on the harms of climate change on young people’s mental health.
“The 6-1 decision [was] the first of its kind by a US state supreme court…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Montana supreme court upholds right to ‘stable climate system’ for youngsters
Court rules in favor of 16 young people who said their health and prospects were being imperiled by climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 5:45 AM
A phenomenal outcome.
Bravo to the incredible Lise Van Susteren @vansusteren.bsky.social, who was an expert witness on the harms of climate change on young people’s mental health.
“The 6-1 decision [was] the first of its kind by a US state supreme court…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Bravo to the incredible Lise Van Susteren @vansusteren.bsky.social, who was an expert witness on the harms of climate change on young people’s mental health.
“The 6-1 decision [was] the first of its kind by a US state supreme court…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Anyone notice a pattern here?
December 15, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Anyone notice a pattern here?
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Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
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🧪 #IDsky
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Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm
See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases
www.science.org
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
Penn State will be hiring an associate or full tenure-line professor with tenure in the Bellisario College of Communications. The review of applications will begin Jan. 13.
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This is in addition to our hire in communication engagement
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This is in addition to our hire in communication engagement
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December 6, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Penn State will be hiring an associate or full tenure-line professor with tenure in the Bellisario College of Communications. The review of applications will begin Jan. 13.
lnkd.in/dPCtMJqf
This is in addition to our hire in communication engagement
lnkd.in/dwG6HTX8
lnkd.in/dPCtMJqf
This is in addition to our hire in communication engagement
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@climatena.bsky.social The Penn State Climate consortium is advertising to hire a community engagement for climate solutions research faculty position at the assistant or associate level. Please see the following link, apply, and/or share with others.
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Assistant/Associate Research Professor - Penn State Climate Consortium
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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November 27, 2024 at 10:18 PM
@climatena.bsky.social The Penn State Climate consortium is advertising to hire a community engagement for climate solutions research faculty position at the assistant or associate level. Please see the following link, apply, and/or share with others.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
November 22, 2024 at 5:27 AM