“People all over the world, of every age and background, are not just getting information about climate change from science texts and news. They are getting it from the films they watch, the things they read, the art they like to look at – and it is imperative we harness that narrative power for the planet.

Recently declared a finalist for the Science Engagement (#FallingWallsEngage) category of the #GlobalCall24 of the Falling Walls Foundation, Anna-Sophie Jurgens, the POPSICULE and the students they teach take it upon themselves to ford all the ways – from humour and horror, comics and culture, blockbusters and books, popular film and performance art – pop culture can sound the alarm on the environment and our responsibility to it.

All these projects go beyond just observing and piquing interest. They are actively engaging, bringing unfamiliar audiences in, shaping the conversation and building narrative power. Anna-Sophie expounds: 

“Our interest in not only investigating and clarifying environmental phenomena in pop culture and art, but also shaping our discourse about them by collaborating with scientists, artists and creatives, and developing new formats that bring science to life through awe and wonder, art and technology”

Here’s a little taste of everything they are doing to tell the story of earth, ice, the people on it, and the science behind them…” — find out more on the CPAS page!