The 2025 Stan and Toba Kaplowitz Distinguished Lecture Series will feature University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Tom Dietz, who will discuss "Making Better Decisions About Sustainability" on Nov. 5. Sociology Professor Emeritus Stan Kaplowitz and his wife, Toba, created the Stan and Toba Kaplowitz Distinguished Lecture Series in 2024 with their inaugural lecture by renowned environmentalist Dr. Robert Bullard.
“Our decisions in the 21st century will shape the future of humanity and the planet. We hope to improve human well-being and protect the environment. Climate change, new technologies like AI, and many other rapid changes call for effective responses. But our decision-making is often flawed. Recent political changes in the U.S. and around the world may heighten those flaws. Can we do better?” Dr. Dietz wrote. “Research on decision-making lets us understand how we make decisions and where we go astray. There is no simple highway to make better decisions. But there are paths we can follow to make the best of uncertain facts and diverse values.”
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