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Perplexed? Fearful? Seeking inspiration? See our 8 Key #Humanitarian Insights from Latest #IPCC Report. Now science can say it: “Climate change is contributing to humanitarian crises.” This is just the beginning of the #EraOfConsequences. @RCClimate bit.ly/IPCC-ar6wg2 1/
It's happening! ThankYou @Cambridge_Uni @CSERCambridge for opportunity to collaborate on what can go REALLY wrong - and what to do about it. #CatastrophicRisks & Creative comms. #ClimateChangingEruptions. #AI. #MentalHealth. #Geoengineering. So much to do... Let's.
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We're pleased to announce @PabloSurGames has joined us as a Research Affiliate!
Pablo is a system dynamics modeler turned humanitarian worker, innovator, game designer, and creator of serious-yet-fun processes for collaborative processes to inspire thinking and action
Eyes of the hurricane / hover over new horizons.
Forests on fire / feed on our failures.
May we face what we've crafted / and somehow / find light.
(my first-ever Halloween art)
Thx @janot_reine for pix & invitation to carve.
Can you think of an artform that embodies risk as potently as aerial acrobatics? We had an amazing time with @circocan plus friends from @NASAEarth @WorldBank @HHI @RedCross @MIT & more. I had my first #trapeze flight - and survived! Best #disasterpreparedness experience ever.
Our #DataBatik on 200 years of risk perceptions, featured in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Thx @DrReubenNg @ipur_nus @anerdgallery for sheloping turn quantitative info into art-infused invitation to reflect about health, concepts, action jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
YES! ThankYou @wellcometrust for supporting our @RCClimate explorations in #mentalhealth & #climatechange via #acrobatics & #humor. Our task: chart new methods to enrich policy development; harnessing the power of darkness to spark candor, courage, creativity, and illumination.
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"Connecting Climate Minds" got started! As humanitarians, we are witnessing a terrifying pattern: changing #climate #risks are impairing the #mentalhealth of those we serve, and of our own teams... So much to do. Time to harness the power of darkness to pursue illumination.
.@RCClimate & @IFRC_PS_Centre will partner w ground-breaking project catalysing research on intersection of #ClimateCrisis & #mentalhealth, launched today online; file pic, @CRGuatemalteca vols help distressed children in a'math of #Hurricane Eta in 2020 - bit.ly/3UOEz6g
Ink on paper, stories of choices:
science paints our futures, our cliffs.
A flame burns underneath:
an artist channels eight billion voices.
SAVE THE DATE, by Santiago Espeche (2022).
#IPCC graph printed, lightly burnt by candle light, then photographed & digitally manipulated.
It has been delightful to work with pareidolic artist Santiago Espeche santiagoespeche.com/, bringing an emotional dimension to the humanitarian implications of #IPCC's latest report.
Thx @RCClimate & partners for enabling our explorations in art-infused science communication
Want to understand #CompoundRisk in a #ChangingClimate, through serious fun? Via #DoughnutEconomics, of course! What a joy to be collaborating with @KateRaworth.. Join our co-creation process today: @RCClimate+@DoughnutEcon exploring #market #state #household #commons #systems
How can the tools of Doughnut Economics be useful for anticipating and addressing climate-related shocks? Join me and @PabloSurGames in this co-creative webinar tomorrow - Weds 22 Feb. Let's invent together. doughnuteconomics.org/events…
Indeed! See our work with satellite artist Santiago Espeche, creating #PareidolicArt with NASA's lunar imagery, then Vanuatu artisans creating an ephemeral beach installation inspired by Santiago's "Guardian" and a young NASA from Togo singing it all. vimeo.com/showcase/9023855/v…
Do you ever see faces in things? That's a phenomenon called pareidolia, and it's when our brains see familiar shapes in objects or data, like in the cloud clouds or the cosmos. Here are some of our favorite examples of pareidolia in space: go.nasa.gov/3jIDzCp
ALT NASA's Viking 1 Orbiter spacecraft photographed this region in the northern latitudes of Mars on July 25, 1976, while searching for a landing site for the Viking 2 Lander. The speckled appearance of the image is due to missing data, called bit errors, caused by problems in transmission of the photographic data from Mars to Earth. Bit errors comprise part of one of the 'eyes' and 'nostrils' on the eroded rock that resembles a human face near the center of the image. Shadows in the rock formation give the illusion of a nose and mouth. The image is in grayscale and shows rocks of different sizes along with small impact craters. dit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
ALT A hand that looks like a medical X-ray is actually a cloud of material ejected from a star that exploded. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/McGill
ALT A hill with a V-shaped collapse structure, two craters and a circular fracture pattern — possibly the remains of a buried impact crater — appear to form the face of a bear on the Mars surface. This image was captured by HiRISE aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on December 12, 2022. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
The new climate requires us to aim big & transform systems. As humanitarians we want to help Change the Goal & Get savvy with systems. That's why at @RCClimate we're joining forces with @KateRaworth @DoughnutEcon. Feb 16: "Transformative Play" wkshop will be serious fun. Do join!
If you can't resist play, or doughnuts - this workshop's for you. We'll learn from the ace @RCClimate team about the power of games in a complex world, whether online or in person. Join us 16 Feb - get playing, get learning, and don't drop the ball! doughnuteconomics.org/events…
Aerial #Acrobatics for #UnderstandingRisk? YES! My latest collab w 7 talented circus artists. Goal: inspire thinking & transformative action on how we perceive, communicate & address risk.
Thx #UR22 @Circocan @AnticipationHub @RCClimate Behind the scenes: youtu.be/EMKEqCvpInc
"Making Sense of Data via Sculptures", my interactive offer at the exciting #ArtScience Syposium hosted by @ArtSciMuseum Singapore. Sensorial eloquence & imaginations. @goodfocusgames helped us craft ideas for new stories made of real-world numbers. Thx @LR_Foundation @ipur_nus.
How can we communicate complex ideas in a way that is compelling, inspiring, and creative? Hear from the world’s foremost experts in arts, science, and communication at the inaugural Art/Science Symposium, on the 16th November 2022. 🎟️ Register for free: loom.ly/rsLfaxE
What are the chances of a keynote speech sharing play + #acrobatics + cartoonathon? 100%!! "Facing the storm with new eyes": Join us for European Conference on #Community #DisasterPreparedness convened by @EIB @RCClimate. Oct27. institute.eib.org/2022/10/sa…
“Games can therefore be understood as imagination infrastructures—engines for imaginative engagement.” YES. THX @gquaggiotto @Vervoort_Joost for expanding the space of creative possibilities. @RCClimate @baddeo @mattleacock @goodfocusgames @janot_reine @colleenmacklin
We are developing a game about climate court cases based on recent successes in the NL. It is meant to give people hope that civic movements can force powerful orgs to change. The funding will go to real life court cases e-flux.com/architecture/hori… @Vervoort_Joost cc @nraford
What? Bloomberg quoting us @RCClimate in a piece about a new board game? YES: I think #DaybreakGame will help millions make sense of how to manage climate risks. Thx @baddeo @mattleacock for infusing humanitarian dimensions. Looking Fwd! bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business
So happy to be joining @Cambridge_Uni @CSERCambridge as a visiting researcher! Task: creative #communication for catastrophic #risks, incl explosive #eruptions w global climate impacts. Today's workshop blended experts+humanitarians+artist (aerial acrobats, cartoonists, & more).
How about harnessing (y)our creative talents to save lives through #EarlyWarnings? Join us on Sep 14! Online and on site, we'll co-create unconventional art-infused ways to share what's known about what's coming - and what to do about it. Thx @UCLWRC @RCClimate @goodfocusgames
On 14 September, join our free hybrid event from anywhere in the world! 🌍 @PabloSurGames will guide participants through practical activities to sharpen focus around what is needed to enhance #warnings for all #hazards and #threats: ucl.ac.uk/sts/events/2022/se…
Watch “GET READY! A fitness dance class inspired by the science of climate impacts” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/683026768?ref=tw-s…
"It's Gonna Get #TooHot ~ GetReady!" As our UK friends enter the predictably unprecedented #heatwave, here's again our unconventional IPCC #FitnessDance video: vimeo.com/683026768?ref=tw-s… We have to reenergize our imagination as the climate goes out of whack. Keep cool, Stay safe