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Superconcepts are powerful ideas with wide applicability.
With examples ranging from evolution to design thinking, these ideas are born in one discipline but influence other subjects.
LIS academic lead Carl Gombrich believes learning to think in superconcepts can help you become a more sophisticated thinker.
At LIS, we’ve made superconcepts a central part of the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Programme, so you can apply this thinking earlier on in your career.
Visit londoninterdisciplinaryschool.org to learn more about superconcepts, and how we’ve built them in to our course.
Superconcepts are powerful ideas with wide applicability.
With examples ranging from evolution to design thinking, these ideas are born in one discipline but influence other subjects.
LIS academic lead Carl Gombrich believes learning to think in superconcepts can help you become a more sophisticated thinker.
At LIS, we’ve made superconcepts a central part of the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Programme, so you can apply this thinking earlier on in your career.
Visit londoninterdisciplinaryschool.org to learn more about superconcepts, and how we’ve built them in to our course.






![Are Just Stop Oil protests effective?
Are Just Stop Oil a catalyst for positive change, or do they risk driving a wedge in the public?
In light of recent events, such as the vandalised paintings at the National Gallery, let’s take a look at the impact of Just Stop Oil’s protests.
In our video, we explore the effects of these protests by delving into various perspectives, considering historical comparisons with the Suffragettes, socioeconomic class, psychology, public perception, climate urgency, the rationale of provocative content, and insights from political science.
Do these actions drive positive change or create unnecessary friction? Join the conversation and share your thoughts.
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Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:13 Historical comparisons to The Suffragettes
1:43 Story of Dr. Semmelweis
2:28 Psychology of disruptive protests
3:20 Issue of class & media
4:19 Public sentiment
4:34 Are Just Stop Oils methods effective?
5:58 The climate context
References:
1) Semmelweis and the Oath of Hipprocrates by S.D Elek, 1969
2) The Psychology of Self-Affirmation: Sustaining the Integrity of the Self by Claude Steele, 1988
3) Disruptive climate protests in the UK didn’t lead to a loss of public support for climate policies by James Özden, Sam Glover, 2022
4) Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Non Violent Resistance, Erica Chenoweth, Maria J. Stephan, 2012
5) Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change by IPCC, 2021: [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S. L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M. I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J. B. R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu and B. Zhou]
6) Climate Central Coastal Risk Screening Tool (c) 2021 Are Just Stop Oil protests effective?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cLr0vMMRcdU/mqdefault.jpg)



