News tagged with behaviour change

Half of Britons deny climate change man-made: poll

Almost half of Britons do not believe human behaviour is the main cause of global warming, a new poll showed Sunday, a day before world leaders begin crunch climate talks in Copenhagen.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 76

New understanding of how materials change when rapidly heated

Collaboration between the University of Southampton and the University of Cambridge has made ground-breaking advances in our understanding of the changes that materials undergo when rapidly heated.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover key to Christmas Island's red crab migration

One of the most spectacular migrations on Earth is that of the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis).  Acknowledged as one of the wonders of the natural world, every year millions of the crabs simultaneously ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Energy use in the media cloud

The increased availability and access of broadband around the world has meant a rise in global demand for online media services and this could have implications for a society that is living within environmental ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cultural games change attitudes

Persuasive technologies such as educational video games are more effective at changing people's attitudes or behaviours when they are adapted to a specific cultural audience.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0