Authors
: Katharine Hayhoe
Features
: Atria/One Signal Publishers, hardback
A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy. Drawing on interdisciplinary research and personal stories, Hayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing results.