Communicating sentiment and outlook reverses inaction against collective risks [Sustainability Science]

Collective risks permeate society, triggering social dilemmas in which working toward a common goal is impeded by selfish interests. One such dilemma is mitigating runaway climate change. To study the social aspects of climate-change mitigation, we organized an experimental game and asked volunteer groups of three different sizes to invest...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - July 27, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Zhen Wang, Marko Jusup, Hao Guo, Lei Shi, Sunčana Geček, Madhur Anand, Matȷaž Perc, Chris T. Bauch, Jurgen Kurths, Stefano Boccaletti, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber Tags: Physical Sciences Source Type: research