Social Sacrifice for Sustainability

An economics experiment suggests that ‘most people are willing to make enough of a sacrifice to keep resource use down to where there will be a sustainable environment in the future.’ However, people can become demotivated if they feel their sacrifice is in isolation. Here’s how to keep sustainability goodwill high.

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Enriching Early Learning

Developmental psychologist, Alison Gopnik, shows the value of social science in improving early education programs:

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Economic inequality of CEO wages

This infographic doesn’t include Australia, where I live, but I did some digging and Australian CEOs earn 63 times more than the average full-time worker.

Data by Shields (2005) via Australian Council of Trade Unions.

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