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Mika Tosca - Imagining A Post-Climate-Crisis Future

June 7, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Online and in-person; Lerner Hall (Room 569), Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, New York

Event Description

As the climate crisis intensifies amidst ongoing public skepticism, much of the science remains abstruse, cumbersomely documented, and opaquely presented, making engagement with it by “nonscientists” difficult. Perhaps this is the reason why a segment of the population continues to assert that human beings are not responsible for the observed 21st century climate change.

There exists, therefore, an exciting and necessary opportunity for scientists to collaborate with artists to not only improve the communication of climate science, but also to bolster the production of scientific knowledge. In this presentation, Mika Tosca will present the results of a collaborative project—inspired by that work—that combines the scientific method with the design process. This project elucidated the very real potential for art and design to dramatically improve the way climate research is conducted and communicated.

She will also introduce work from three collaborative projects by undergraduate artists, which explore ways that art and design can help us to collectively imagine (and build) future worlds in the aftermath of the climate crisis.

Event Speaker

Mika Tosca, Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Event Information

Open to Columbia University ID holders; registration required. Please contact Natalie Trotta at [email protected] with any questions. 

Hosted by the Columbia Climate School