Lies, damn lies and statistics: moderating the tyranny of numbers
Given how easily statistics can be manipulated in order to encourage a particular response, how can we keep our sense of agency? Graham Barnes provides some suggestions.
Banking on the community, investing locally for resilience: webinar on April 14
This event, jointly organised by Feasta and the Cork Environmental Forum, explored the potential for community-focused banking to help reorient the Irish economy in a healthier direction.
Podcast: crises and collectivity
Professor John Drury and Cormac Russell speak with David Somekh about their research into ways in which communities can come together when the circumstances call for it.
Auctioning Carbon Permits—a Primer for the U.S.A.
Brent Ranalli describes the optimal way to organise an auction for carbon permits as part of a system for reliably capping the supply of fossil fuel at the point of extraction or import.
Podcast: health, justice and the environment – the core issues
David Somekh of EHFF interviews Tsvetelina Filipova on her research into health and the environment in Europe, and David and Caroline Whyte interview ecological economist Éloi Laurent about his focus on justice as a basis for environmental action.
Patrick Noble: a tribute
We were terribly sad to learn of the recent death, after a short illness, of Patrick Noble, a long-time Feasta member and frequent contributor to the Feasta website. Patrick’s stimulating and provocative writing made extensive use of direct references and allusions to history and the arts, which gave it a vast richness.
