Leidy Klotz

Leidy Klotz
Born (1978-07-14) July 14, 1978 (age 46)
United States
Alma materLafayette College (BS)

University of Washington (MS)

Pennsylvania State University (PhD)
AwardsNational Science Foundation, CAREER

National Science Foundation, Interdisciplinary Science and Education (INSPIRE)

Nerdscholar, 40 under 40
Scientific career
FieldsDesign, Behavioral Science, Sustainability
InstitutionsUniversity of Virginia, 2016- Clemson University, 2008-2016
Websitehttps://www.leidyklotz.com/

Leidy Klotz (born July 14, 1978) is an American scientist and author who studies and writes about design and problem-solving. He is a professor of engineering and architecture at the University of Virginia.[1] Klotz has published in scientific journals including Nature and Science and in other publications such as The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and The Globe and Mail. He is also the author of two popular books: Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less (2021), which discusses design and problem-solving, and Sustainability through Soccer (2016), a work about systems thinking.

Klotz is a retired United Soccer League soccer player.[2]

Soccer career

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Leidy Klotz
Personal information
Position(s) midfielder
Youth career
1996-1999 Lafayette College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000-2001 Pittsburgh Riverhounds[3] 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Klotz played professionally for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds,[4] making 31 appearances and scoring 3 goals in the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Klotz was a 2x Division I All-American at Lafayette College.[5] He was inducted into the Lafayette College Hall of Fame in 2016[6] and the Homer High School Hall of Fame in 2009.[7]

Scientific career

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Klotz is currently a professor of Engineering[8] and Architecture[9] at the University of Virginia. He studies and teaches the science of design, and, in 2019, co-chaired a Nature Sustainability Expert Panel on this topic.[10] He has published articles in Nature[11] and Science[12] and, as of 2022, has an h-index of 24.[13] His research has been covered by The Washington Post,[14] The Wall Street Journal,[15] The World Economic Forum,[16] Grist,[17] Scientific American,[18] and newspapers around the world.[19]

Books

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SUBTRACT: The Untapped Science of Less (Flatiron Books, 2021).[20] Subtract is recognized as an essential read in behavioral science,[21] design,[22] environmental,[23] business,[24] well-being,[25] and education.[26] The book builds from Klotz's research showing that the human mind tends to add before taking away, even to our detriment. The first half of the book discusses biological, cultural, and socio-economic explanations for this tendency. The second half of the book offers ways to overcome harmful subtraction neglect, drawing from science and from subtracting examples and exemplars such as: Maya Lin, Elinor Ostrom, The Embarcadero Freeway, Balance Bikes, Anna Keichline, and Bruce Springsteen.

Sustainability through Soccer (University of California Press, 2016).[27]

Notable research articles

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  • "People Systematically Overlook Subtractive Changes."[28] Nature. 592. 258–261. Adams, G., Converse, B., Hales, A., and Klotz, L. (2021)
  • "Embracing Behavioral Science."[29] The Bridge - National Academy of Engineering. 50 (4). Klotz, L., and Pickering, J. (2020)
  • “Beyond rationality in engineering design for sustainability.”[30] Nature Sustainability. 1: 225–233. Klotz, L., Weber, E., Johnson, E., Shealy, E., Hernandez, M., and Gordon, B. (2018)
  • “Sustainability as a route to broaden participation in engineering.”[31] Journal of Engineering Education, 103(1): 137–153. Klotz, L., et al. (2014).
  • “A framework for sustainable whole systems design.”[32] Design Studies. 33(5) 456–479. Blizzard, J., and Klotz, L. (2012).

Science communication

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Klotz writes about research and design for popular outlets such as The Washington Post,[33] Fast Company,[34] and Harvard Business Review.[35]

Klotz frequently appears on top science podcasts and radio shows such as Freakonomics Radio,[36] Mindscape with Sean Carroll,[37] the Michael Shermer Show,[38] and PRI The World.[39]

References

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  1. ^ "About Leidy".
  2. ^ Former Trojans booter Klotz a 1st-time author cortlandstandard.net
  3. ^ UVA Professor Teaches Sustainability Through Soccer news.virginia.edu
  4. ^ "Riverhounds miss late penalty kick, settle for 1-1 tie with Toronto". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  5. ^ "Klotz Making Mark In Professional Soccer Ranks". Lafayette College Athletics. 18 May 2000. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  6. ^ "maroonclub mtt leidy klotz 1033091 html". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  7. ^ "Athletics Home / Hall of Fame". www.homercentral.org. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  8. ^ Systems, Leidy Klotz Engineering; Charlottesville, Environment Office: Olsson Hall 111B PO Box 400747 (2017-04-06). "Leidy Klotz". University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. Retrieved 2022-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "LEIDY KLOTZ". University of Virginia School of Architecture. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  10. ^ Klotz, Leidy; Pickering, John; Schmidt, Ruth; Weber, Elke U. (December 2019). "Design behaviour for sustainability". Nature Sustainability. 2 (12): 1067–1069. Bibcode:2019NatSu...2.1067K. doi:10.1038/s41893-019-0449-1. ISSN 2398-9629. S2CID 209168774.
  11. ^ Adams, Gabrielle S.; Converse, Benjamin A.; Hales, Andrew H.; Klotz, Leidy E. (April 2021). "People systematically overlook subtractive changes". Nature. 592 (7853): 258–261. Bibcode:2021Natur.592..258A. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03380-y. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 33828317. S2CID 233185662.
  12. ^ Hazari, Zahra; Potvin, Geoff; Cribbs, Jennifer D.; Godwin, Allison; Scott, Tyler D.; Klotz, Leidy (August 2017). "Interest in STEM is contagious for students in biology, chemistry, and physics classes". Science Advances. 3 (8): e1700046. Bibcode:2017SciA....3E0046H. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1700046. PMC 5550226. PMID 28808678.
  13. ^ "Leidy Klotz". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  14. ^ "Analysis | Humans solve problems by adding complexity, even when it's against our best interests". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  15. ^ Zweig, Jason (2021-04-23). "How to Keep Your Cool When Markets Are Sizzling". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  16. ^ "This Lego experiment shows our brains prefer adding. Here's why it matters". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  17. ^ "Goodbye, old freeways? How subtraction could address climate change". Grist. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  18. ^ Kwon, Diana (July 2021). "Our Brain Typically Overlooks This Brilliant Problem-Solving Strategy". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  19. ^ "Altmetric – People systematically overlook subtractive changes". nature.altmetric.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  20. ^ "Subtract | Leidy Klotz | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  21. ^ "Behavioral Scientist's Notable Books of 2021 - By Antonia Violante, Heather Graci, & Evan Nesterak". Behavioral Scientist. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  22. ^ "WDO | Resources | Recommended Readings". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  23. ^ "Rare Books: Summer 2021". Rare. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  24. ^ Editors, MIT SMR (7 July 2022). "Eight Business Books to Challenge Your Thinking". MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved 2022-08-11. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  25. ^ Stulberg, Brad (2021-12-02). "The 21 Best Books of 2021 for Sustainable Success and Well-Being". The Growth Equation. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  26. ^ "School improvement: why less is more". Tes Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  27. ^ Klotz, Leidy (July 2016). Sustainability through Soccer: An Unexpected Approach to Saving Our World. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28781-5.
  28. ^ Adams, Gabrielle S.; Converse, Benjamin A.; Hales, Andrew H.; Klotz, Leidy E. (April 2021). "People systematically overlook subtractive changes". Nature. 592 (7853): 258–261. Bibcode:2021Natur.592..258A. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03380-y. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 33828317. S2CID 233185662.
  29. ^ "Embracing Behavioral Science". NAE Website. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  30. ^ Klotz, Leidy; Weber, Elke; Johnson, Eric; Shealy, Tripp; Hernandez, Morela; Gordon, Bethany (May 2018). "Beyond rationality in engineering design for sustainability". Nature Sustainability. 1 (5): 225–233. Bibcode:2018NatSu...1..225K. doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0054-8. ISSN 2398-9629. S2CID 158122486.
  31. ^ Klotz, Leidy; Potvin, Geoff; Godwin, Allison; Cribbs, Jennifer; Hazari, Zahra; Barclay, Nicole (2014). "Sustainability as a Route to Broadening Participation in Engineering". Journal of Engineering Education. 103 (1): 137–153. doi:10.1002/jee.20034. ISSN 2168-9830. S2CID 108818733.
  32. ^ Blizzard, Jacqualyn L.; Klotz, Leidy E. (2012-09-01). "A framework for sustainable whole systems design". Design Studies. 33 (5): 456–479. doi:10.1016/j.destud.2012.03.001. ISSN 0142-694X.
  33. ^ "Perspective | We instinctively add on new features and fixes. Why don't we subtract instead?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  34. ^ Klotz, Leidy (2018-06-06). "The little-known behavioral scientist who transformed cities all over the world". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  35. ^ Adams, Gabrielle; Converse, Benjamin A.; Hales, Andrew; Klotz, Leidy (2022-02-04). "When Subtraction Adds Value". Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  36. ^ Levey, Morgan. "Leidy Klotz on Why the Best Solutions Involve Less — Not More". Freakonomics. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  37. ^ "162 | Leidy Klotz on Our Resistance to Subtractive Change – Sean Carroll". www.preposterousuniverse.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  38. ^ "210. Leidy Klotz on doing more with less, based on his book Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less". Skeptic. 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  39. ^ "People overlook power of subtraction, says engineer". The World from PRX. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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