Esther Papies

@mediaco-op.bsky.social @cristinastewart.bsky.social @worldresources.bsky.social sources.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Get Planty | Deliciously named plant based food made easy Get Planty can help you take your vegan food marketing to the next level, with insights into the words that consumers respond to.

Check out www.getplanty.org for the best words, descriptions, and background information.

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🌮 People think about crave-able food in terms of how it feels (creamy, crunchy, warming) and rewarding situations (Friday night, BBQ).

💡 Using these words, we can encourage diners to choose delicious food that just happens to be plant-based.

Loneliness is positively associated with populist radical right support The mental and physical health consequences of loneliness are well documented. However, loneliness's socio-political ramifications have been largely u…

Does loneliness correlate with support for the populist radical right? In the Netherlands, yes-lonelier individuals were more likely to support the PRR across 15 years of data (2008-2023), with effect sizes comparable to health correlates of loneliness. (1/9)

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I enjoyed this @tabledebates.bsky.social podcast on how and why fossil fuels became so central to food systems, from production to distribution to cooking. But in terms of what comes next, I think it suffers from what I like to call the limits of "agroecological solutionism." A thread... 1/

💚 Citizens can use food as a low-key starting point to talk about climate change.

Most people worry about the climate, but few talk about it. Connecting on good food can unlock social support, information sharing, and opportunities for collective action.

Thoughts on our preprint are welcome 🙏 !

Get Planty | Deliciously named plant based food made easy Get Planty can help you take your vegan food marketing to the next level, with insights into the words that consumers respond to.

😋 Industry needs to focus on pleasure. Make sure plant-based food is tasty, and make sure people know! Don't emphasise that it's vegan or healthy, but that it's delicious and social.

Looking for inspiration? Check out www.getplanty.org.

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📣 Governments need to speak up and encourage plant-based diets, for example in dietary guidelines (e.g,. Eatwell Guide, Schijf van Vijf).

They're not doing enough, as our rapid review shows: osf.io/preprints/ps...

How governments, industry, and all of us communicate about food shapes the food system.

Check out our latest preprint, where Tess Davis, @cristinastewart.bsky.social and I provide 9 communication recommendations to support the shift to a better food system.

osf.io/preprints/os...

Does taking part in Veganuary put people off meat in the long term? Here’s what the evidence shows In 2024, 25 million people gave up meat for Veganuary. For many, it was a lasting change.

The Veganuary campaign, which encourages a plant-based diet in January, has successfully reduced meat consumption over the long term, with over 80% of participants reducing their intake to half or even more after six months.

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🚨There is so much #Climate news that it is often hard to zoom-out & see the bigger picture.

But every now & then you read a report that brings it all together & stops you in your tracks!

'Collision Course' by @djspratt.bsky.social is one such report. Here are its 10 key take aways: 🧵1/n

I also have this starter pack on Climate Psychology that includes experts who work at the intersection of mental health, public opinion, behavioural science, collective action and the climate crisis.