I was invited to give a talk for Science Week at Sancton Wood School, Cambridge. The title of my talk was “Back to Earth: climate change and evolution”, and I discussed the impact of past, present, and future climate changes on animal species.
I had a lot of fun, and I am very grateful to Emilia Angelillo, science technician at Sancton Wood School, for inviting me!
Teachers or schools wanting to organise activities with me can get in contact through this link.
This year I will be involved in the Cambridge Festival for this exciting event:
Board games at the Museum of Zoology (grown-ups only!)
Wednesday 22nd March 2023
18:30-21:30
Downing Street, Cambridge.
It will be an after-hours visit to the Museum of Zoology for animal-themed board games. Grab a drink, play strategy games with Heffers Games, create canine chaos, battle to be the best at Hungry Hungry Hippos or explore new habitats every time the climate change.
I will present Climate Change, the board game inspired by my work in the Department of Zoology, leading a demo game and helping people through playing.
Join us by buying a ticket here!
[Update, 23rd March 2023] Here are some pictures of the event
Yesterday I hosted a session about climate change with Year 10 students (14-15 years old), at the Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge.
I gave a short talk explaining the relationship between climate change, evolution and extinction, and then the students played with “Climate change“, the board game that I created based on my research.
Learning how climate changes impact animal species gives a better understanding of the actual threats linked to the current climate emergency. Understanding such processes through a game makes the students’ experience more engaging and less stressful than it would be when following a lecture or a talk.
In the next couple of weeks, I will be hosting three sessions about climate change with Year 10 students (14-15 years old), at the Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge.
I will be giving a short talk explaining the relationship between climate change, evolution and extinction and then we will play the board game that I have created based on my research.
Learning how climate changes impact animal species gives a better understanding of the actual threats linked to the current climate emergency. Understanding such processes through a game makes the students’ experience more engaging and less stressful than it would be when following a lecture or a talk.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking part to the Webinar “Women in climate change – Donne e cambiamento climatico”, part of the campaign organised by Wikimedia Foundation Sustainability Consortia to increase the visibility of women that are playing a crucial role in climate change.
You can find below the video of the whole event (in Italian), my talk starts at the 28th minute.