Mistakes in academia: to be avoided, or to be handled?
What do the flight industry, nuclear power plants and academia have in common? All of these institutions have to deal with mistakes and their consequences as part of their normal...
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Ecological Vigilance on the Rise: Exploring the Role of Academia, the Streets, and Social Media
Walking a few blocks in Veitsbronn, Germany, I was struck by the sight of three consecutive ads promoting environmental awareness. It made me question whether it was sorcery, coincidence, or conspiracy that led me to encounter these ads, or if it was simply my own confirmation bias at work, given the direction of my research in the field of vigilance studies.