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Ecological Writing: A Conversation with Diana Fu and Mok Zining
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The figure above demonstrates the Müller-Lyer illusion, where equal-length lines appear different due to cognitive processing, illustrating how perceptions can mislead us – a key concept in Behavioural Economics. This field explores how psychological attributes affect economic decisions. Our lecture will first examine examples of how these attributes lead to seemingly irrational decisions. Then we will discuss leveraging an understanding of behavioural biases to subtly influence decision-making contexts, nudging individuals towards more desirable choices.
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Diana Fu
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Diana Fu is a playwright, essayist, and Pushcart-nominated poet. She has just self-published her first chapbook, "In All Spaces Liminal", and has been published in Spark: A Creative Anthology, Yemassee, and Sky Island Journal, and more. She has written, produced, and co-directed her original play about gentrification in Oakland, California’s Chinatown: Tears at the Margins. She has been the recipient of many notable scholarships and fellowships for her writing, including the 2020 Superhero Clubhouse Eco-Playwriting Fellowship, Leonard A. Slade, Jr. Poetry Fellowship for Writers of Color, the L. Feder enrichment grant, and the Katharine Bakeless Nason Scholarship for her attendance at Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference. Diana is also a passionate advocate for environmental justice and equitable access to the arts. She is currently an M.S. candidate in the Coastal Science & Policy program at UC Santa Cruz. |
Mok Zining
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Mok Zining is obsessed with random things: orchids, arabesques, sand. The Orchid Folios is her first book. Her work has appeared in or is forthcoming from The Cincinnati Review, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Rumpus, among others. She is working towards an MFA in creative writing at the University of Minnesota, where she teaches writing. Currently, she is working on a book about sand. |
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