Join NC State scholars in a discussion of infectious disease in the movies. We will share clips from several popular films and discuss the accuracy of the science portrayed, as well as how these films reflect changing cultural perceptions over time. This event is part of the (Y)Our Health in the Movies series and is…
Art United is a two session poetry-and-visual art workshop for members of the NC State community. This year, Art United will focus on working through feelings of climate anxiety, or eco-anxiety, defined by The Handbook of Climate Psychology as “heightened emotional, mental, or somatic distress in response to dangerous changes in the climate system.” In…
Art United is a two session poetry-and-visual art workshop for members of the NC State community. This year, Art United will focus on working through feelings of climate anxiety, or eco-anxiety, defined by The Handbook of Climate Psychology as “heightened emotional, mental, or somatic distress in response to dangerous changes in the climate system.” In…
How will we produce enough food for a growing population, and distribute it equitably? How will we deal sustainably with the wicked problems of human waste and securing access to safe water and sanitation? Join food and water solutions experts in a discussion of the science behind depictions of food and water problems in popular…
Earth’s climate is warming, storms are becoming more extreme, and the ocean is rising. While this reality has only recently begun to sink into the popular imagination, films have been depicting potential dystopian outcomes of climate change for a long time. Join climate change experts Deja Perkins, Martha Burford Reiskind and Rebecca Ward and ecocinema…
