Liberty, Now & Then Speaker Series: Preempting Fate - Technology, Gaming and Climate Change
From disappearing shorelines to extreme weather events, we are witnessing the effects of climate change in real-time. As we look to the future, NLM welcomes Julie Hancher as she leads a discussion with Roland Wall and Roger Turner about how we understand climate change and imagine a way forward. After the discussion, grab a drink and team-up for Solarpunk Futures, a collaborative board game designed by artist collaborative Solarpunk Surf Club. Stop by before the program begins for a brief behind-the-scenes tour of Playing Dirty, the Science History Institute's latest outdoor exhibition that explores the intersections of environmentalism, education, and fun in 1970s board games.
$15 General Admission
$10 for NLM Members (plus one free drink voucher)
Doors Open and Pop-Up Tour Science History Institute “Playing Dirty” begins at 5:30 pm. The event runs from 6-8 pm.
Tickets: https://www.libertymuseum.org/event/liberty-now-and-then-conversation-s…
Meet the Moderator and Speakers
Julie Hancher is Co-Founder & Editor of Green Philly, a digital media publication that connects people to sustainable solutions. Since 2008, Green Philly is the region’s top source for sustainability news, tips, inspiration and career advice through its website, email, social media and events.
With over 15 years of digital marketing experience, Julie is a frequent speaker and sustainability expert, and has appeared on AJ Plus, WHYY Radio Times, Philly Weekly, Travel & Leisure and more.
Roger Turner is curator of instruments and artifacts at the Science History Institute. Roger creates digital exhibits and writes for Distillations magazine. He has worked with meteorologists to preserve the history of the National Weather Service’s once-secret national defense lab, and with chemists to recover the stories of Nobel Prize worthy instruments. He earned his PhD in History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010.
Roland Wall is the Director Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. For the last 17 years he has worked in various positions in the Academy of Natural Sciences, and his current role as Chair for Environmental Initiative includes leading a team working on understanding the ecological health of the Delaware Basin. From working in urban watersheds he has developed an interest in broader questions of human ecology, particular in the interface of human and nonhuman systems.
