Jennifer Jacquet is an American environmental studies professor at New York University.
She grew up in Ohio.[1] She graduated from Western Washington University, from Cornell University, and from University of British Columbia.[2]
She read at the New York State Writers Institute.[3][4] She will appear at WIRED2015, in October 2015.[5]
A professor of environmental studies, Jacquet believes shame is one of the best methods we have to force corporations to cease bad behavior. Unlike guilt, which is individualized, shame has a social dimension. Guilt might make you use a canvas tote bag at the store or recycle the mountain of disposable containers in your kitchen; if properly implemented, shame could cause companies to manufacture less plastic in the first place.
We've always had gossip as a form of shaming, but it now has such scale and speed and the results can be pretty ugly and undesirable. We need to take a step back and ask: "Is this how I want to spend my attention"; and "who deserves to be a victim of something this severe?"
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Jennifer Jacquet On How You Can Help Save Sea Life, WGBH, Alison Bruzek & Catherine Whelan, May 20, 2014 |