Kit Marie and John Cook share a glass of Aussie wine and chat cognitive biases & misinformation, drawing cartoons, writing cli-fi amongst other things!

John is a scientist who researches how to fight fake news. Before becoming a scientist, he was a cartoonist. He now combines his science and art in the Cranky Uncle game, using humour, cartoons, critical thinking and games to build resilience against misinformation. John’s passion is climate change - working to reduce the impact of climate change on the world and people.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

-   Just Stop Oil (https://juststopoil.org/)

-   Aboriginal Melbourne (https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/about-melbourne/melbourne-profile/aboriginal-culture/Pages/aboriginal-culture.aspx)

-   Parallel argumentation/case (https://www.writingarguments.com/parallel-case.html)

-   20 cognitive biases (https://www.businessinsider.com/cognitive-biases-that-affect-decisions-2015-8)

-   John’s article ‘What do gorilla suits and blowfish fallacies have to do with climate change?’ (https://theconversation.com/what-do-gorilla-suits-and-blowfish-fallacies-have-to-do-with-climate-change-72560)

-   Don’t Look Up film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286314/)

-   Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time) 

-   John’s website for his in-progress cli-fi novel (http://johnfocook.com)

-      Interview with University of Bristol’s Dan Lunt: “The Climate of Middle Earth”:

Part 1: https://youtu.be/jJNkd5g6oxI

Part 2: https://youtu.be/sRS1ptPOF54

Part 3: https://youtu.be/zIe6EefVjTw

-   Climate Change in Sci-Fi: Featuring the Great Derelict Podcast (https://geogramblings.com/2021/11/13/climate-change-in-sci-fi-featuring-the-great-derelict-podcast/)

Expand your geography network and connect with John via the Skeptical Science (https://skepticalscience.com/) and Cranky Uncle websites (https://crankyuncle.com/).

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

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