When Robin Engelhardt was last in Motovun, where he owns a third of a house that he shares with two Danish friends, we had a good talk, which is still on my mind after about a month. Having left academia, he is now working for a serious Danish journal that covers things he cares about. One of them is climate change. Robin is now responsible for this topic, and he relishes it. “Tell me,” I asked him point blank, “do you feel we are going down the drain as far as climate change is concerned?” He nodded affirmatively. And then he added: “The scientific community is now debating whether the growing stress will lead to cooperation or confrontation.” He gave a few examples of such research, including the behavior of people in the two New York City blackouts in recent years. “The first one led to widespread cooperation,” he explained, “while the second one led to complete chaos.” And so I asked him which way he thinks things would ultimately go. “I am leaning toward cooperation,” he grinned. “Well,” I laughed, “it must be the age difference!” As a matter of fact, Robin is a whole generation my junior.