In this chapter we meet our first genus of dragons: Artusnoia – the dragons of Limited Cognition.
Among them, the twin dragons of Perceived Behavioural Control, and Perceived Self Efficacy (A. impotens & A. parvoperitia, respectively) are perhaps the greatest challenge to meaningful climate action. Join us as we discover the subtle shifts that can make all the difference.
Visit futureecologies.net/dragons to learn more about the Dragons of Inaction (including their names, descriptions, and phylogeny).
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Guests: Robert Gifford, Nicholas de Pencier, and Elin Kelsey
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