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Frenk van Harreveld
@frenkvanharreveld.bsky.social
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Professor of Psychology | UvA | Research Director Psychology Department | Co-founder @ Seven (UvA climate institute) | Researching uncertainty, attitudes & sustainable behaviour | https://www.uva.nl/profiel/h/a/f.vanharreveld/f.vanharreveld.html .. more

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Frenk van Harreveld @frenkvanharreveld.bsky.social · Jul 15
The missing piece in climate and health policy isn’t innovation.
It’s human behaviour.

Here’s why we need to rethink how policy supports action—not just invention.

www.techpolicy.press/why-technolo...

#BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy #TechForGood

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Why Technology Won’t Save Us Unless We Change Our Behavior | TechPolicy.Press
We can design greener tech and smarter AI, but unless people use them and trust them, they won’t matter, writes Frenk van Harreveld.
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Frenk van Harreveld @frenkvanharreveld.bsky.social · Jul 15
🧠 Can doubt make us better citizens? Or is it just weakness dressed up?

My essay for
@salonnewsroom.bsky.social:

🔗 www.salon.com/2025/07/13/i...

Curious what
@noupside.bsky.social and @samfr.bsky.social
think

#CriticalThinking #Complexity #OpenMind
In defense of doubt: Act of resistance in an age of bogus certainty - Salon.com
Uncertainty is not defeat or paralysis. Acknowledging what we don't know is our best defense against toxic lies
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Frenk van Harreveld @frenkvanharreveld.bsky.social · Jul 14
My new essay in Salon: “The Radical Case for Doubt in an Age of Dangerous Certainty.” On why democratic resilience depends on space for ambivalence, complexity, and not knowing—especially when the stakes are high.

www.salon.com/2024/06/27/t...

@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social @ezraklein.bsky.social
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Frenk van Harreveld @frenkvanharreveld.bsky.social · Jul 14
We don’t have a technology problem—we have a behavior problem.

In Tech Policy Press, I I argue innovation won’t be enough without changing how we act, decide, and relate to each other.

www.techpolicy.press/why-technolo...

#BehavioralScience #Policy

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Why Technology Won’t Save Us Unless We Change Our Behavior | TechPolicy.Press
We can design greener tech and smarter AI, but unless people use them and trust them, they won’t matter, writes Frenk van Harreveld.
www.techpolicy.press
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