It's been more than a year since I first drafted a post trying to express why the rapid integration of AI across work and society - and especially its normalisation in environmental communication - feels...
📣 Published today: "The Sustainability of Science: How Science Impacts the Environment, and What Can Be Done" a Royal Society of Chemistry book, edited by Dr Martin Farley. I wrote the following...
Reflections on an evening at the Royal Society “Responsible science activism” was the topic of discussion at a Foundation for Science and Technology event at the Royal Society in London this week. Three...
Pro-environmental choices are often framed as “sacrifices” but there is power and peace in aligning our actions and values. Surrounded by chatter about making resolutions and by advertisements for all...
Reflections on effective climate and nature communication, following the National Emergency Briefing You might have heard or read that last month (November 2025) over 1000 influential figures across...
This year has seen some big projects and big ideas become reality. It’s also seen new collaborations and plenty of opportunities for learning and evolution. But it’s also been a turbulent year globally,...
As we face an escalating planetary crisis in a “post-truth” era, how can scientists be effective in informing and accelerating positive transformations?
Recently I have ended up thinking a lot about the “theory of change” that’s guiding where I channel my attention and energy at this fraught time in the world. Essentially, why do I do the work that I...
2024 has been the start of a new way of working for this scientist. Transitions & New Experiments By the end of 2023, I knew the time had come to close the academic research chapter of my working life....
Personal reflections at the end of a 15 year chapter in academic research science. ‘Scientist’ is usually the first word I use to describe myself, and that's probably because throughout my adulthood...
I’m often asked to give an overview of the science of the climate and nature emergency in something like ten minutes…. and this is no small task. How can we capture the interconnected threats to life...
Dr Abi Perrin.
