The Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change book is now available! The book uses cartoons, humor, and critical thinking to expose how and why some people reject climate science. It’s now available for sale on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other book outlets.
If you’re near the DC area, you’re very welcome to attend our launch event at the George Mason University Arlington campus on March 4. I’ll be talking about how my psychological and critical thinking research was applied in the creation of this book, and will be signing books afterwards. There’ll also be some limited edition Cranky Uncle swag for some lucky attendees! You can register for this free event here.
I’ll also be attending a number of book events next month in Utah. On Monday Mar 17, I’ll be speaking at a book event in Park City. On Tuesday Mar 18, a book event at Weller Books Works in Salt Lake City. On Thursday Mar 20, I’ll be running a free teacher workshop at Weber State University. On Friday Mar 21, I’ll run a critical thinking workshop for Weber’s Intermountain Sustainability Summit. On Saturday, I’ll be having a lie down!
But the first book event is later today – a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). If you have any questions about the Cranky Uncle book (or game), or my research into climate misinformation, or my research into the 97% consensus on climate change, or the Denial101x MOOC, or well, anything, jump over to Reddit and ask your question!
Here’s a full list of upcoming events:
| Date | Event |
| Feb 25 | Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) Where: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/ When: 1pm to 4pm, Tuesday Feb 25 (U.S. East coast time) |
| Feb 29 | Book signing at Three Monkeys Pub, Manassas Where: 9329 Main Street, Manassas VA (event flyer) When: 11.30am to 12.30pm, Saturday Feb 29 Free event: register at EventBrite |
| Mar 3 | Knowing Climate Change: Spring 2020 Symposium Where: Merten Hall, Room 1203, George Mason University Fairfax When: 4.30pm to 6.30pm, Tuesday Mar 3 |
| Mar 4 | Book launch at GMU (Arlington campus) Where: Room 134, Van Metre Hall, George Mason University 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA When: 7pm to 8.30pm, Wednesday Mar 4 Free event: register at EventBrite |
| Mar 14 | Teen Optimism Teen Event Where: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History When: 1pm to 5pm, Saturday Mar 14 Free event: register at Smithsonian |
| Mar 16 | Book event at Park City Library, Utah Where: Lucky Ones Café, Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave, Park City, Utah When: 7pm to 8.30pm, Monday Mar 16 Facebook event |
| Mar 17 | Book event at Weller Book Works, Salt Lake City Where: Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, Salt Lake City, UT When: 6pm to 8pm, Tuesday Mar 17 Event details |
| Mar 19 | Teacher workshop at Weber State University, Ogden Where: Weber State University, Ogden, UT When: 4.30pm to 7pm, Thursday Mar 19 Register for Teacher Workshop |
| Mar 20 | Critical Thinking workshop at Weber State University, Ogden Where: Weber State University, Ogden, UT When: Friday 1pm to 4pm Register for Intermountain Sustainability Summit |
| Mar 25-28 | Aspen Global Congress on Scientific Thinking and Action Where: Aspen Institute Italia, Piazza Navona, Rome When: Wednesday Mar 25, 2020 to Saturday Mar 28 |
| Apr 22 | Book Event at University of Washington Where: University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA When: 6pm, Wednesday Apr 22 |
| May 12 | Science on Tap at Old Ox Brewery Where: Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, #114, Ashburn, VA When: 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Tuesday May 12 |
Other events are also coming down the pipeline including an Earth Day event in Seattle in April. You can find a full up-to-date list on the Cranky Uncle website, or subscribe to be notified of new events.
Dr. Richard Groover
I am on the board of the Science Museum of Virginia. Maybe we could arrange one of your presentations and book sales/signing at the Museum in Richmond. Are you interested?
crankyuncle
Yes, definitely! In fact, I was speaking to Jeremy Hoffman about that very possibility a few months back (and we’re both participating in an event at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum on Mar 14, I was going to resurrect that conversation then). I’ll follow up by email…