SPARKS: Dr Ella Gilbert – Imagining Our Way Out

<p>How can wonder and positivity impact the way we make progress? </p><p>Dr Ella Gilbert describes herself as a cloud nerd and all-round polar enthusiast. She has a post-doctorate role in climate modelling at the British Antarctic Survey and believes that communication is key when it comes to the big scientific challenges.   </p><p> In this audio Spark, Ella discusses the idea that creativity and imagination are essential in any discipline, and especially in finding our way towards more helpful outcomes for our future habitat. </p><p> <i>Disclaimer: This Spark has been created using material recorded online during the pandemic - so the sound quality varies in places, but this shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying the material.</i> </p><p> Introduction and Presentation by: <a href="https://www.ellagilbert.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ella Gilbert | Climate scientist | London</a> </p><p>See Monster: <a href="https://seemonster.co.uk/unboxed/" target="_blank">UNBOXED | SEE MONSTER</a> </p><p>Ella’s Climate Research: <a href="https://www.bas.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Homepage - British Antarctic Survey (bas.ac.uk)</a> </p><p>Produced by: Unboxed - a UK-wide festival of creativity that brought together Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEAM).</p><p> Brought to you by: The RSA - the royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas become world-changing actions. Subscribe for new episodes weekly and visit our website to find out more about our Design for Life mission and our global changemaker community - the RSA Fellowship: <a href="https://www.thersa.org/" target="_blank"><strong>theRSA.org</strong></a> </p>