Dr. Helen Riess is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She directs the Empathy & Relational

Dr. Helen Riess is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She directs the Empathy & Relational Science Program, conducting research on the neuroscience of emotions and empathy. Dr. Riess is also Co-Founder, Chief Scientist, and Chairman of Empathetics, LLC, and a faculty member at the Harvard Macy Institute for Physician Leaders. Her career focuses on the patient-doctor relationship and teaching, with her empathy training approach proven effective in randomized controlled trials.

This TEDxMiddlebury talk, titled "The power of empathy," explores these insights. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events designed to share TED-like experiences.

Cultural thinker Roman Krznaric delivered "How to start an empathy revolution" at TEDxAthens 2013. Based on his book *Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution*, his talk emphasizes that empathy can be

Cultural thinker Roman Krznaric delivered "How to start an empathy revolution" at TEDxAthens 2013. Based on his book *Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution*, his talk emphasizes that empathy can be taught and used to drive social change.

Krznaric urges us to cultivate tolerance by understanding others, challenging stereotypes, and fostering curiosity about strangers. He references successful programs like Roots of Empathy and the Human Library.

A founding faculty member of The School of Life and founder of the Empathy Library, Krznaric advises organizations including Oxfam and the UN. He is recognized as a leading lifestyle philosopher, promoting empathy and conversation for societal transformation.

Leaps and Bounds is a feature-length dance film by The Affording Hope Project and Amoeba Films, featuring Tevyn East. This work uses storytelling, music, and movement to explore personal

Leaps and Bounds is a feature-length dance film by The Affording Hope Project and Amoeba Films, featuring Tevyn East. This work uses storytelling, music, and movement to explore personal and cultural transformation, advocating for a new relationship with Earth that promotes human well-being and ecological health.

The Affording Hope Project, a theatrical production company, utilizes art to educate and inspire alternative ways of sufficiency and solidarity. Get your DVD here.

Amidst global challenges, "A Message From the Future II: The Years of Repair" is an animated short film that dares to envision a radically better future. It portrays 2020 as a historic turning

Amidst global challenges, "A Message From the Future II: The Years of Repair" is an animated short film that dares to envision a radically better future. It portrays 2020 as a historic turning point, where lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and global anti-racism uprisings drive the creation of a society where everyone is essential and no one is sacrificed.

This sequel to the 2019 Emmy-nominated short film "A Message From the Future" with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, features art by Molly Crabapple and political storytelling by Naomi Klein, Avi Lewis, and Opal Tometi. Narrators include Tometi, Emma Thompson, Gael García Bernal, and Nigerian poet Nnimmo Bassey.

Dr. Cathy Fitzgerald's talk, "Stories for a Wiser Forestry," at Edinburgh Botanic Gardens on March 27, 2023, addressed "The Right Tree in the Right Place." Responding to urgent IPCC warnings, she

Dr. Cathy Fitzgerald's talk, "Stories for a Wiser Forestry," at Edinburgh Botanic Gardens on March 27, 2023, addressed "The Right Tree in the Right Place." Responding to urgent IPCC warnings, she advocates for wiser ecological permanent forestry as an alternative to ecocidal clear-fell monoculture, fostering enduring well-being.

Fitzgerald's work, including her Hollywood Forest Story blog at HollywoodForest.com, details transforming a 2-acre conifer plantation into a resilient mixed-species forest. This innovative case study, recognized by Creative Carbon Scotland (link), promotes a shift to a life-promoting Symbiocene era. Her ecoliteracy courses at HaumeaEcoversity.ie further advance this global cultural shift towards sustainability.

Martha Thorne, Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and Dean at IE University, will discuss what makes a good architect and how the field must evolve to meet future

Martha Thorne, Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and Dean at IE University, will discuss what makes a good architect and how the field must evolve to meet future challenges.

An acclaimed architectural academic, curator, editor, and author, Thorne previously served as a curator at the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a member of the Honorary Committee for the UIA World Congress of Architects CPH 2023, where you can meet committee members during selected sessions in Copenhagen.

For more information, visit the World Congress website.

Edward Burtynsky and Marta Braun engaged in a conversation titled "NATURAL ORDER" on September 15, 2020.

Held at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery in Toronto, ON, they discussed Burtynsky's

Edward Burtynsky and Marta Braun engaged in a conversation titled "NATURAL ORDER" on September 15, 2020.

Held at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery in Toronto, ON, they discussed Burtynsky's latest work, "Natural Order," and his art historical inspirations. Braun is a program director at Ryerson University School of Image Arts.

Taylor Brorby, a poet, writer, and activist, grew up in North Dakota, witnessing the environmental and personal scars inflicted by the fossil fuel industry. A profound critic, his works include

Taylor Brorby, a poet, writer, and activist, grew up in North Dakota, witnessing the environmental and personal scars inflicted by the fossil fuel industry. A profound critic, his works include the memoir *Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land*, essays in *Civil Disobedience*, and co-edited *Fracture*. He seeks to inspire passion to protect the biosphere.

Brorby is also the author of *Crude: Poems*, with work appearing in *The NY Times* and *Orion*. He has received prestigious fellowships and teaches nonfiction writing at the University of Alabama.

This keynote talk was delivered at the 2024 Bioneers Conference. Explore other talks at bioneers.org.

Forests are vital, but current satellite data isn't granular enough for dispersed systems like agroforestry and dryland forests, which comprise over a third of global forests.

WRI, Land &

Forests are vital, but current satellite data isn't granular enough for dispersed systems like agroforestry and dryland forests, which comprise over a third of global forests.

WRI, Land & Carbon Lab, and Meta partnered to develop an AI foundation model, creating the world’s first global 1-meter resolution map of tree canopy height, enabling individual tree detection worldwide.

This map provides a crucial baseline for monitoring individual trees, essential for measuring land use emissions and tracking conservation for climate and nature goals. Learn more: landcarbonlab.org/news-updates/mapping-trees-unprecedented-detail-ai