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Strange Peer review request

Recently, some have suggested that the science behind environmental problems, particularly regarding climate change, might be better communicated to a lay audience using stories rather than fact-based narratives. They contend that the lay public gets most of its scientific information from the mass media, which rely on stories to heighten emotional arousal and engagement, and so would be more receptive to that format. Thus, communicating through emotional stories and their characters might more effectively motivate behavioral change.

I am an emeritus professor of marine and earth science. Over the last few years of teaching, I began to realize my students, even students who understood the concept intellectually, often didn’t appreciate the risk. Many of them suffered from techno-optimism—that technology, in particular geoengineering, will get us out of this mess.

So, I have written an eco-mystery with the hope of communicating science to my readers. I realize this is a strange peer-review request but I am asking you to read an advance copy of my novel and, if you think it has value, give it an honest review. To get a copy, see link below.

https://booksirens.com/book/CTZL88X/HRFUGO4

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