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Sustainability in Higher Education
Polly Courtice, Director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, advocates for a fundamental shift in our approach to global challenges.
She emphasizes the urgent need to embed sustainability principles and practices into all our thinking and actions. This perspective was shared on May 22, 2014.
Artist Amy Livingstone of SacredArtstudio.net provided a creative respite for students at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) 2014 Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. Her initiative offered a break from the demands of learning and networking.
The project was interviewed by Barry Heidt of GeoSpirit.tv and produced by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv.
Stephanie Herrera, Executive Director of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability (AASHE), brings over 20 years of leadership experience and a lifelong passion for sustainable development and social justice. Having grown up on a Superfund site in Denver's Globeville neighborhood, she deeply understands the struggles of impoverished communities, inspired by her grandparents' role in the site's cleanup.
This content was produced by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv and Barry Heidt of GeoSpirit.tv at the AASHE Conference 2014 in Portland, Oregon, on October 28, 2014.
The business community seeks students who demonstrate holistic thinking and strong teamwork skills.
George Bandy, Vice President of Sustainability at Interface and Chairman of the United States Green Building Council, is an expert in sustainability. He advocates for positioning environmental, economic, and socially responsible solutions to set industry standards and create a brighter future.
Bandy was also a keynote speaker at AASHE 2013 in Nashville, TN.
Marcelo Bonta, founder and Executive Director of the Center for Diversity & the Environment, passionately advocates for diversifying the environmental movement. He champions integrating people, planet, and prosperity, building bridges between sustainability and communities of color.
He was interviewed by Andrea Huggins of AASHE at their 2014 Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, on September 28, 2014. The interview was produced by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv and Barry Heidt of Geospirit.tv.
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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection
The inside story of the AI breakthrough that won a Nobel Prize.
The Thinking Game takes you on a journey into the heart of leading AI lab DeepMind, capturing a team striving to unravel the mysteries of intelligence and life itself.
Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind AlphaGo, the documentary examines how DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis’s extraordinary beginnings shaped his lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence. It chronicles the rigorous process of scientific discovery, documenting how the team moved from mastering complex strategy games to solving the 50-year-old "protein folding problem" with AlphaFold - a breakthrough that would win a Nobel Prize.
Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival and a successful international tour, the film is now available here to watch for free.
Interested in hosting a screening of The Thinking Game for your classroom, community, or workplace? Visit: https://rocofilms.com/films/the-thinking-game/
Director Greg Kohs
Producer Gary Krieg
Executive Producers Tom Dore, Jonathan Fildes
Co-Producer Greg Kohs
Editor Steve Sander
Cinematographer Greg Kohs
Composer Dan Deacon
