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Contaminated Concepts about Chernobyl
Visiting Chernobyl is an opportunity to reflect on a tragic piece of history, but also our own risk perceptions. It is not dangerous. It offers a great chance to observe thriving wildlife – no three headed fish or glow-in-the-dark rats among them. Continue reading
Posted in energy, environment, nuclear, psychology, science communication, society
Tagged Chernobyl, radiation
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The Animals of Chernobyl – Trip Report, Day Three
It was a great juxtaposition to see all this natural life so near the reactor sites. The wildlife doesn’t care about the thought of the radiation, since its presence at these levels has no practical effect on them. The animals aren’t afraid. Continue reading
Posted in biology, energy, environment, health, nuclear
Tagged biodiversity, Chernobyl, radiation, wilderness
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The Town That Remained Despite the Chernobyl Accident
Officially the people of Narodychi were told to leave their homes three decades ago – but they never left. Their lives went on. Continue reading
Visiting Chernobyl, Day One, The Most Dangerous Part of the Trip: Kyiv
I finally found time to write about my visit to Chernobyl. I hope to do justice to the tremendous impression left by the people I got to meet, including locals living in the area, former clean-up workers, as well as … Continue reading
Decarbonisation at a Discount? Let’s Not Sell Future Generations Short
Economy: an intricate system of mediums of exchange that enables many complex workings of our societies. It’s a wondrous interconnected network of symbols, really, a true testament to human ability of abstract thought. How we should best steer or influence … Continue reading
Posted in climate, energy, finance, nuclear, renewables, society
Tagged children, decarbonisation, discounting, IPCC, time
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The Risks of Failed Risk Assessments On Natural vs Unfamiliar Sources of Energy
German society Nuklearia kindly invited me to write about risk perceptions on the topic of energy on their blog, where this piece originally appeared in German. You can read it in English below. Humans are naturally bad at assessing complex … Continue reading
What Level of Risk Justifies Denying People Their Homes? A Look at Fukushima vs Pollution in Big Cities
I was very moved after hearing the heartfelt testimonies of teacher Yoshiko Aoki, high-school student Moe Harada, and a group of students dialling in from Fukushima to the OECD NEA risk communication workshop in Paris. I previously shared with you … Continue reading
Posted in energy, environment, health, nuclear, psychology, society
Tagged Fukushima, radiation, risk, WHO
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Stories from Tomioka Town, Fukushima
I want to share with you the touching testimonies of a teacher and students of Tomioka town in Fukushima prefecture, whom I had the privilege of listening to while I attended a radiological risk communication workshop at OECD Nuclear Energy … Continue reading
Chemical Exposures: The Good, the Bad, and the Tiny
I have often written about the lack of perspective on chemical scares, which is why I was happy to find out that Swedish Professor Emeritus in toxicology, Lennart Dencker, has written a book on this topic called “Not as dangerous … Continue reading
Posted in biology, chemistry, environment, health, nutrition, science communication
Tagged cancer, pesticides, risk, Sweden
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