Risto Conte

@ConteRisto

Postdoc @MPIDRnews. PhD from @EUI_EU. Interests: Climate Change, Sociology, Demography, Inequality.

sites.google.com/view/ristocont… Joined September 2018

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Risto Conte @ConteRisto Sep 26, 2024

Only a few days left to apply. This year, I am organizing
the session 703 on Environment & Education. Looking forward to reading all the cool papers on the topic!

PAA @PopAssocAmerica Aug 1, 2024

The #PAA2025 Call for Papers is now available! Submissions open August 15 and deadline is September 29. See the call and details here: ow.ly/xrv150SPkVP

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Risto Conte @ConteRisto Sep 6, 2024

It is great to see our article with @MarcoCozzani and @JoshuaKWilde covered on this week's Economist:
Fewer babies are born in the months following hot days
economist.com/science-and-te…

@MPIDRnews @TheEconomist

Risto Conte @ConteRisto Jun 16, 2024

Great piece on @grist covering our recent article cell.com/iscience/fullt… @MPIDRnews @TobiasWidmann @AarhusUni

www.cell.com The effect of temperature on language complexity: Evidence from seven million parliamentary speeches Earth sciences; Environmental science; Linguistics

grist @grist Jun 14, 2024

Does hot weather impact how you talk? A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days. grist.org/language/heat-…
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Risto Conte @ConteRisto Jun 14, 2024

Ever wondered how heat affects politicians speeches? Check out this joint work with @TobiasWidmann @AarhusUni @mpidr

Cell Press @CellPressNews Jun 13, 2024

Warmer days make parliamentary speakers lose their steam.

Read more in @iScience_CP
cell.com/iscience/fullt…

@ConteRisto & @TobiasWidmann

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Risto Conte @ConteRisto Mar 1, 2024

Great to see this article out in Pop&Env! link.springer.com/article/10.100… .
High temperatures increase school absences related to Illnesses & auth holidays. Cold increases them as well, but only in energy poor neighbourhoods & illness related.