溏心vlog免费B站 professor Melissa Omand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIt might be hyperbole to say climate change is the largest threat facing the world at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 2.5 million people worldwide and more than 525,000 in the U.S. But Jason Jaacks, assistant professor of journalism at 溏心vlog免费B站, feels that sense of urgency.<\/p>\n
\u201cClimate change is the biggest single threat to humanity,\u201d he said. \u201cOur exploitation of ecosystems is very likely what caused COVID-19 to jump to humans. To understand the threats facing us and, more importantly to be inspired to change ourselves, we have to have discussions like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
On TEDx溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s opening night, Jaacks, an award-winning filmmaker, will discuss the power of visual storytelling to make a difference and of his journey to telling stories about people, places and creatures from above and below the surface.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe people will learn that there is much more to climate change than polar bears and doom and gloom,\u201d said Jaacks, whose work has been featured on National Geographic, PBS Digital Studios, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. \u201cThere are amazing individuals and teams of people all around the world who are choosing to take on this challenge, not wilt in the face of it. I hope to be one of those people, and I hope the stories I share will inspire others to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
During his career, Dr. Nitin Damle, a clinical associate professor of medicine at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University and a past president of the American College of Physicians, has seen a different side of the crisis\u2014its effects on human health. He will share stories about four patients who have experienced those health consequences.<\/p>\n
The incidences of illnesses caused by climate change, such as tick-borne and water- and food-borne illnesses, along with asthma and lung conditions, are rapidly increasing, said Damle, who is speaking at his 35th<\/sup> climate event in the last five years.<\/p>\n\u201cIf we do not act now to move to 100% clean energy by midcentury, we will see dire consequences,\u201d he said, \u201cand it is not hyperbolic to say an uninhabitable planet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Emily Diamond, an assistant professor of environmental communication, echoes his words.<\/p>\n
\u201cAction on climate change is more urgent today than ever before,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are approaching a series of tipping points around the world, and if urgent action is not taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we risk insupportable changes to ecosystems and our way of life in the next century.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her talk, Diamond will explore a possible answer to the political divide in the U.S. over climate change: getting people to look at climate change outside of their political affiliation. \u201cClimate change is a multifaceted issue that will affect many different parts of people’s lives,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we can use communication strategies to get people to consider the issue through the lens of their identity as a parent, a farmer, a birdwatcher, instead of their partisan identity, then we may be able to achieve greater bipartisan support for climate change policies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTEDx溏心vlog免费B站: Decoding the Language of Climate\u201d will allow participants to see the approaches 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty and others are taking to encourage individuals and policymakers to take urgent action, Diamond said.<\/p>\n
Also, it is important for people to discuss climate change to foster an appreciation of science that could help motivate change, said Veronique Oldman, an assistant professor oceanography.<\/p>\n
In her talk, Oldham will examine the evolution of oxygen on Earth and the subsequent deoxygenation of our oceans as a result of man-made fertilizers, focusing on two areas importance to the U.S. fishing industry, the Gulf of Mexico and Narragansett Bay. \u201cDeoxygenation would have dire repercussions on that industry,\u201d she said. \u201cUsing scientific innovation, we can change this phenomenon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think climate change is the most\u00a0solvable<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>issue in our lifetime,\u201d she added. \u201cIf there were support for science and innovation, we would get there within my lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\nAlong with Jaacks and Diamond, the speakers for the March 20 event will be:<\/p>\n
Melissa Omand,<\/strong> an assistant professor in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography, will examine ocean\u2019s role in the global carbon cycle. Her research explores the organic particles produced after algae blooms at the surface by releasing small, pressure-resistant robots. \u201cThe robots\u2019 upward-looking cameras take photos of the accumulation of these sinking particles and allow us to quantify the amount, spatial distribution and organismal origins of the carbon,\u201d she said. \u201cThis matters because this vertical transfer\u2014called \u2018the biological carbon pump\u2019\u2014is huge, and we don\u2019t understand how the process will respond to a changing climate.\u201d<\/p>\nMartin Bide, <\/strong>溏心vlog免费B站 professor of textiles, fashion merchandising and design, will discuss how the glut of discarded clothing is hurting the environment. The average consumer throws away 70 pounds of clothing a year. \u201cThe advent of cheap textiles means that our wardrobes are overflowing,\u201d he said. \u201cThose clothes use global resources to make and their disposal creates a waste stream that is hard to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\nJan Sendzimir,<\/strong> a systems ecologist who has worked around the globe to help local communities and nations tackle the unpredictable changes arising from the extremes of climate warming, will discuss how we can restructure society to become carbon neutral, a massive undertaking.<\/p>\n\u201cCurrently society is not learning\u00a0fast enough\u00a0to get ahead of the rising tide of climate-related impacts. The truth is no one knows the answer to climate change \u2026 but we fail to learn because we pretend to know when we do not,\u201d he said. \u201cThe key to unlocking our power to learn comes from the humility to admit we do not know and explore with an open mind. Both science and Zen offer keys to such open, humble exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with Damle and Oldham, the speakers on April 3 will be:<\/p>\n
Caleb Hawkins,<\/strong> a master\u2019s student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, will discuss how, like scientists, engineers, and policymakers, artists have a role in the discussion by acting as a means of translation for what nature has to say.<\/p>\n\u201cThe total complexity of climate change can be hard to understand with all of its different interconnected variables,\u201d he said. \u201cArt and design research can unify many different layers and variables of climate change into a shared experience for the public.\u2026 The creation of art, which is inspired by climate change, can help us expand our perceptions of how things may be interconnected and inspire positive change through communication.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vinka Oyenedal-Craver,<\/strong> professor of civil and environmental engineering and head of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Water for the World lab, will discuss energy consumption for wastewater treatment and how wastewater can be used as a resource. \u201cWe use large amounts of energy and produce large amounts of GHG (greenhouse gases) to treat wastewater, but wastewater has \u2018hidden\u2019 energy and resources,\u201d she said. \u201cWe cannot afford to waste materials and energy.\u201d<\/p>\nRebecca Millsop,<\/strong> a 溏心vlog免费B站 lecturer in ethics and co-founder of the organization Philosophers for Sustainability, will discuss how philosophy can provide the tools to combat the climate crisis in their everyday lives. \u201cIt’s important to acknowledge how\u00a0overwhelming<\/em>\u00a0this crisis is and how we can often feel a sense of helplessness in the face of it,\u201d she said. \u201cTo combat this, I\u2019ll offer suggestions on how to work past the helplessness to take action from where we are and work together to promote and expect larger change.\u201d<\/p>\nAlong with the speakers, TEDx溏心vlog免费B站 will feature artists and musicians, including the Rhode Island Children\u2019s Chorus; 11-year-old pianist, composer and violinist Ian Lin, the youngest member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Symphony Orchestra; child prodigy Amy Goto, who has been playing cello since age 3; and Ryan Campos, who will present a performance combining synthesizers and 8mm projections.<\/p>\n
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