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A short interview with my dad about his immigration to the US in the late 50’s and his time living in Detroit during the 1967 riots

Best friends Mohammed Charara (22) and Nora Sharba (20) compare their upbringings in different parts of Michigan and talk about their sense of belonging in the Arab-American community. The two remember meeting at the University of Michigan, studying together, and...

Yiang and John discuss renewable energy usage in 2030 after Yiang has successfully implemented a behavior change program.

Amelia Smith and Jamey Carpenter discuss the issue of sustainability in food waste. They cover composting and community building from a behavior change perspective.

Mark shares his perspective on collective neighborhood behaviors that have led to more environmentally friendly land use in Ann Arbor as of 2030. In 2024, neighbors started with designating a community lawn mower; this then inspired blocks to begin sharing...

We discussed how the climate crisis and resource descent relates to attention fatigue and stress. Andrew shared his insights about how people can cope with the anxiety brought about the climate crisis, and technic that he has used personally.

A student and teacher sit down one afternoon after a piano lesson to talk about life. Two generations come together to explore piano and politics, life and death.

My mom and I talk about how she has prepared for climate emergencies, as well as any advice to my generation on how to prepare.

Ron Nakao [no age given] talks to his colleague Jane Fry [no age given] about their work with ICPSR, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Lydia Miller: 2022-02-01 01:33:18. Lydia and her mother, Dana discuss how, in the year 2030, Dana's neighborhood might have addressed, and successfully responded to the climate crisis. Dana talks about the challenges in making changes, and why the changes were...

Bianca Monzon (29) and her friend and colleague Ambyr Amen-Ra (38) talk about their work at Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).

Interview with Ann Arbor resident Josh Pasek about his community’s efforts to successfully achieve A2Zero’s 2030 goals

Charlotte and Mia discuss the topics of attention fatigue, stress, neighborhood elements, and coping methods and how they relate to the climate crisis and resource descent. Charlotte reveals techniques she uses to cope with climate change anxiety and how she...

A German immigrant discusses his childhood in WWII Germany and his personal reckoning that Has resulted research and writing about German force labor camps.

Brian answers interview questions about his time and takeaways from Psych 362. Topics covered include: behavioral inertia, moral foundation theory, informational models, and the importance of procedural knowledge accompanying calls to action.

"On the evening of September 16, 2016 Ahmad Kahn Rahimi, an immigrant from Afghanistan, decided to detonate a bomb outside my window." Mary West tells the story of how a bomb exploded outside her bedroom and what ensued over the...

We discussed the climate emergency and resource descent and their impacts on attention and stress. We included ways that individuals and communites can cope with these stressors, from personal experience and academic sources.

Anna and her dad have an interesting conversation about the climate crisis...

Annalee Shelton (35) and her colleague Scott Campbell (31) talk about their work at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).

The difference between local food consumption in the US vs the EU. We Also discussed the importance of community and smaller scale markets vs supermarkets.

John Delisa and Cameron Scharff discuss a hypothetical change in behavior for a town in northern Michigan in 2030 to help combat climate change. This includes changes both small and large for folks from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Christina talks about coming out as a transgender woman twice, with a 30-year interval back in the closet.

Rory Caygill-Walsh (42) and Stephanie Perron (41) describe each other as one another's "person." They talk about the support they've shown one another and discuss the meaning of loss and grief.

Larry Eiler, a retired PR professional and widow, speaks with Elizabeth Kagan, a graduate student at University of Michigan, on his wife's unexpected passing in 2015. He shares his journey of how he's learned to manage his grief and his...

Hao and I discussed how the climate crisis has an effect on our own lives in regards to attention and stress. We also talked about coping mechanisms to help anxiety surrounding climate change.