U of A holds Human History of Climate Change lecture on Monday
Looking into the past may be the way forward when it comes to understanding climate change.40/29 News spoke to University of Arkansas assistant professor Benjamin Vining who said he looks into how people in the past made decisions that relate to climate. Vining is an archeologist who studies how different societies were dealing with climate related challenges in the past.“And one of the things I want to do is improve the position of humans, the decisions that we make in those conversations. So, what we have now is a lot of discussions on how climate affects people, but what’s missing is how we can affect and change climate,” Benjamin Vining, assistant professor at U of A of Anthropology. If you’re interested in learning more – Vining will be holding a virtual lecture on Monday night.This is a preview on an honors college course that will be offered in the fall.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —
Looking into the past may be the way forward when it comes to understanding climate change.
40/29 News spoke to University of Arkansas assistant professor Benjamin Vining who said he looks into how people in the past made decisions that relate to climate.
Vining is an archeologist who studies how different societies were dealing with climate related challenges in the past.
“And one of the things I want to do is improve the position of humans, the decisions that we make in those conversations. So, what we have now is a lot of discussions on how climate affects people, but what’s missing is how we can affect and change climate,” Benjamin Vining, assistant professor at U of A of Anthropology.
If you’re interested in learning more – Vining will be holding a virtual lecture on Monday night.
This is a preview on an honors college course that will be offered in the fall.
