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Recent Appearances and Publications
Forbes: A Property Value Revolution: Unlocking Value Through Sustainability
By Vanessa Thompson
Forbes Councils Member
Forbes Councils Member
Women Of Color Lead Gender Equality In STEM Education
Rhett Power with Dr. Vanessa Thompson and Dr. Caroline Harper
Forbes: New Research On How We Teach STEM Is Promising
I have been writing these columns for a few years, and the focus is always on someone well
known and well established. In today's column, I have somebody that you probably don't know, and that's okay because you're going to know Vanessa Thompson. Vanessa is doing important research that will make a significant impact on how we teach STEM and how we get more young women into science professions.
known and well established. In today's column, I have somebody that you probably don't know, and that's okay because you're going to know Vanessa Thompson. Vanessa is doing important research that will make a significant impact on how we teach STEM and how we get more young women into science professions.
USA Science & Engineering Festival
Vanessa Thompson was featured as a keynote speaker at the 2015 USA Science & Engineering Festival and her speech was sponsored by Lockheed Martin.
The X-STEM 2015 event encourages pre-teens to study science, technology, engineering and math. Vanessa shared her dream of Storybook Math and how she's built a company that is helping kids learn and love math in a new way.
The X-STEM 2015 event encourages pre-teens to study science, technology, engineering and math. Vanessa shared her dream of Storybook Math and how she's built a company that is helping kids learn and love math in a new way.
Roots & Shoots Outreach Initiative
Dr. Jane Goodall invited ESG Economist, Vanessa Thompson, and her colleagues to lead U.S. National outreach to teens on environmental sustainability community program.
Goodall's initiative, called Roots & Shoots, convened at Disney's Office of Sustainability in Orlando, Florida to kick off this outreach initiative.
Goodall's initiative, called Roots & Shoots, convened at Disney's Office of Sustainability in Orlando, Florida to kick off this outreach initiative.
Berkeley Economic Review: Interview with Professor Meredith Lynn Fowlie
Vanessa Thompson, Editor at Berkeley Economic Review, sat down with Professor Meredith Lynn Fowlie to discuss market-based environmental regulations and their impact on society and businesses.
Refinery 29: 3 Things We Learned From A High School Math Whiz
Vanessa Thompson was interviewed by Christina Bonnington for Refinery 29 to talk about her work with Storybook Math and her passion for giving kids a second chance at learning, understanding and enjoying math.
Berkeley Economic Review: An Interview with Wei Guo and The Value of Nature
Wei Guo, an environmental and agricultural economist and researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, is currently investigating the value of natural landscapes and their property values. On October 25th, 2019, Guo was very generous to share her work and findings with BER Staff Writer, Vanessa Thompson, in the following interview:
Berkeley Economic Review: The Tragic Simplisticity of GDP
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been a standard measure of economic growth and prosperity since the second world war. Its endurance for the last 70 years as a gold standard for economic health is remarkable, especially when it was only meant to measure production and jumpstart our economy for war. “Since its creation, economists who are familiar with GDP have emphasized that GDP is a measure of economic activity, not economic or social well-being.”
Huffington Post: Can Pond Scum Save the World?
Carbon dioxide levels are rising. Air quality is getting worse. Whole species are disappearing forever. Some environmentalists say we are on our way to our own extinction. Is there a solution that will save humanity? Could our salvation be pond scum?
Berkeley Economic Review: One Man’s Trash, Another Man’s Billion Dollar Industry
Nearly everything we consume is wrapped in plastic, and little to no thought goes into their proper disposal. However, the frequent use and volume of plastic is resulting in an environmental crisis. Today, 91% of all plastic goes unrecycled. Every year, 12 million tons of plastic are conveyed into our oceans, either haphazardly or deliberately, resulting in numerous islands of trash; the biggest island being larger than the state of Texas. These increasing numbers of plastic goods are causing an environmental crisis. The lack of financial incentives for proper disposal results in plastic being discarded carelessly. To find monetary value in what is wasted, we must implement economic incentives to encourage reuse.
Berkeley Economic Review: The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Change
Vanessa Thompson, Editor
1.4 million students have skipped school and joined Greeta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future school strike to advocate for climate action. For them, Greta Thunberg, a notable climate leader, was their tipping point to walk out and fight for our climate. In contrast to student advocates, policymakers do not pursue climate reform on the basis of a social movement but rather by first performing a cost-benefit analysis in order to determine their “tipping point.” The cost-benefit analysis performed by policymakers, however, is not without its problems, as it must balance today’s economic prosperity with future quality of life.
1.4 million students have skipped school and joined Greeta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future school strike to advocate for climate action. For them, Greta Thunberg, a notable climate leader, was their tipping point to walk out and fight for our climate. In contrast to student advocates, policymakers do not pursue climate reform on the basis of a social movement but rather by first performing a cost-benefit analysis in order to determine their “tipping point.” The cost-benefit analysis performed by policymakers, however, is not without its problems, as it must balance today’s economic prosperity with future quality of life.
Berkeley Economic Review: Stocks & Sustainability: How They Relate
In 2019, the notable clothing company, Lacoste, launched a viral social-good campaign to increase awareness for endangered species by removing their famous crocodile logo from their clothing and replacing it with symbols of endangered animals. Corporations fund campaigns for social or environmental good through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) departments. The charter of a CSR department is to make sure that a company behaves ethically, gives back to the community, meets standards of transparency, supports employee welfare, encourages environmental sustainability, and spearheads community engagement among other initiatives.
Huffington Post: How I Transformed Math From Misery to Magic
I am not writing a blog about math because I love it. I hated math in grade school. When I was 8 years old I told my parents that I was stupid and would never understand it because math was "for the smart kids." Today it hurts me to hear the words smart or dumb in the classroom because I know that I would have been the "dumb kid" if I hadn't decided to convert math problems into stories. This lack of math motivation amongst us kids is a huge problem because math is vital to our future careers. According to research, majoring in math correlates to a higher salary. So how do we make math engaging for the masses, and what is one thing that humans all over the world love? Storytelling.
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