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In 1997 Peiser established the Cambridge Conference Network, an email-based discussion group for a conference of the Society for Interdisciplinary Studies about Bronze Age catastrophes. Over time the network began to focus on discussion on climate change and was renamed CCNet (active from 1997 to
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On 11–13 July 1997, Benny Peiser and co-editors in the Second Society for Interdisciplinary Studies Cambridge Conference held at Fitzwilliam College, examined astronomical and meteoritic background of catastrophic thinking, for example near-Earth objects, cometary catastrophes and ecological
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B. Peiser, T Reilly, G Atkinson, B Drust, J Waterhouse (2006). Seasonal changes and physiological responses: Their impact on activity, health, exercise and athletic performance. (The extreme environment and sports medicine) International SportMed Journal 7(1),
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B. Peiser (2005) Cultural aspects of neo-catastrophism: Implications for archaeoastronomy. In: Current Studies in Archaeoastronomy (J Fountain and R Sinclair, eds). The Carolina Academic Press Press, Durham, North Carolina,
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M. Paine and B. Peiser (2004) The frequency and consequences of cosmic impacts since the demise of the dinosaurs, in: Bioastronomy 2002: Life among the Stars, eds. R. Norris & F. Stootman, (Sydney),
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Das dunkle Zeitalter Olympias: kritische Untersuchung der historischen, archäologischen und naturgeschichtlichen Probleme der griechischen Achsenzeit am Beispiel der antiken Olympischen Spiele.
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Das dunkle Zeitalter Olympias: Kritische Untersuchung der historischen, archaeologischen und naturgeschichtlichen Probleme der griechischen Achsenzeit am Beispiel der antiken Olympischen Spiele
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Brook, Barry W., et al. (2007) Would the Australian megafauna have become extinct if humans had never colonised the continent? Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 26, Issues 1–2, January 2007.
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Conference Schedule: "Reconsidering Velikovsky: The Role of Catastrophism in the Earth Sciences and the History of Mankind," University of Toronto, 17–19 August 1990.
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and catastrophic events on contemporary thought and societal evolution; climate change and science communication; international climate policy; the risks posed by
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Peiser was previously employed as an historian of ancient sport at the University of Frankfurt. He listed his research interests at LJMU as the effects of
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B. Peiser and T. Reilly (2004) Environmental factors in the summer Olympics in historical perspective. Journal of Sports Science 22(10) 981–1002
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in 2009. His interest as a social anthropologist, is in "how climate change is portrayed as a potential disaster and how we respond to that".
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2006), to provide a platform for "the minority of people who are climate (change) sceptics or have doubts about the prevailing views".
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T. Reilly and B. Peiser (2006) Seasonal variations in health-related human physical activity, Sports Medicine 36:6, 473–485
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Natural Catastrophes during Bronze Age Civilisations: Archaeological, geological, Astronomical and Cultural Perspectives
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Natural catastrophes during Bronze Age civilisations: archaeological, geological, astronomical and cultural perspectives
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B. Peiser (2005) From Genocide to Ecocide: The Rape of Rapa Nui. Energy & Environment 16:3&4, pp. 513–539
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A. Ball, S. Kelley and B. Peiser (2006) Near Earth Objects and the Impact Hazard. (Milton Keynes: Open University)
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was built on the printing and distribution infrastructure of Black's national newspaper chain, formerly called
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and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of physical activity. Peiser is a member of
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Drawn by "concerns about nuclear energy and its waste", he reportedly was involved with the
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UK. A 10 km-wide asteroid, Minor Planet (7107) Peiser, is named in his honour by the
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and Benny Peiser continues to participate in stories with these newspapers as well.
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Don't even think about it : why our brains are wired to ignore climate change
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in a number of editorials and speaking engagements. Benny Peiser is director of
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Guillory, J. (1998). Benny J. Peiser; Trevor E. Palmer; Mark E. Bailey (eds.).
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newspaper with a liberal bias in Canadian newspapers . Outside Toronto, the
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Interview with Benny Peisner, "The New Age of Apocalypticism", 28 May 2008.
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Adapt or die: the science, politics and economics of climate change
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disasters. Proceedings were compiled in a publication entitled
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B. Peiser (2003) Climate Change and Civilisation Collapse, in
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Caroline Davies; Suzanne Goldenberg (24 November 2009).
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and "spent the first 35 years of his life" in Germany.
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Devlin, Hannah; Pagnamenta, Robin (1 December 2009).
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Upon completing his doctoral degree, Peiser moved to
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Natural Catastrophes During Bronze Age Civilizations
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Natural Catastrophes during Bronze Age Civilisations
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Haifa
Frankfurt University
Global Warming Policy Foundation
Cambridge Conference Network
Energy & Environment
social anthropologist
socio-economic
senior lecturer
Liverpool John Moores University
visiting fellow
University of Buckingham
Cambridge Conference Network
Energy & Environment
National Post
Global Warming Policy Foundation
Haifa
Frankfurt
sports science
Frankfurt University
German Green Party
Liverpool
Liverpool John Moores University
environmental change
near-Earth objects
satellites
Spaceguard
International Astronomical Union
anthropogenic climate change
global warming denialist
think-tank

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