Jordan, Kai and Terre Satterfield publish on exorcising the ‘ghost’ of Homo economicus
Jordan Levine, Kai Chan and Terre Satterfield synthesize behavioral and cognitive science to exorcise the ‘ghost’ of Homo economicus in a new publication in Ecological Economics: ‘From rational actor to efficient complexity manager: Exorcising the ghost of Homo economicus with a unified synthesis of cognition research’, here.
Puget Sound Cultural and Recreational Links to Ecosystems
Kai, Mollie and Sarah worked with Ecotrust to report on cultural and recreational values in Puget Sound.
Sarah & Kai publish on accounting for social & cultural importance of ecosystems
To broaden the ecosystem service research agenda, Sarah Klain, Terre Satterfield and Kai Chan used Sarah’s Vancouver Island field research to demonstrate methods that could improve ecosystem service assessments and marine spatial plans. See paper here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800914002730
Introducing Guardians of Science, new masterclass on science communication
Kai joins Dave Ng of the Michael Smith Labs to present their new “Guardians of Science” science communications masterclass program. This is a free one day workshop (Friday, November 28th) on various elements of communicating science. Special reserved spots for IRES graduate students and post docs. See http://guardiansofscience.org
Kai co-leads 300 scientists denouncing the JRP report
Kai Chan, Anne Salomon, and Rick Taylor led 300 scientists denouncing the report of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project’s Joint Review Panel (JRP). In a letter to Prime Minister Harper, leading scientists across Canada, the United States, and elsewhere call for the rejection of the JRP report as inappropriate basis for a federal decision […]
New video for prospective IRES students by Jordan Levine
Jordan has produced a new video for prospective students including interviews Kai and many CHANS Lab members. Watch the video on the IRES ‘Prospective Students’ page here.
CHANS lab well represented at North Pacific Marine Science meeting
Lab members provide notable contributions at international oceanographic conference.
Mollie Chapman attended Workshop on Cultural Ecosystem Services in Germany
Mollie Chapman participated in the Joint HZG/ICES/LOICZ Workshop: Mapping Cultural Dimensions of Ecosystem Services in Geesthacht, Germany from the 17-21st of June, 2013. See the full workshop report and participant presentations here. Read the Chan’s Lab View Blog Post here.
Kai attends the GYA’s General Assembly in Germany
Kai was among several Canadians at the Global Young Academy‘s General Assembly in Halle, Germany, contemplating how GYA could best serve young scientists and society.