Imagine a World - Postcards from the Pandemic (Short)
Channel: The Royal Society of Victoria
Date: 17/08/2020

When Victorians finally emerge from our homes following current lockdown measures in response to COVID-19, what do we imagine our world will be like? What do the actions and measures taken by scientists, governments and the community over recent months to respond to the coronavirus, devastating bushfires, as well as systemic racism and social unrest, tell us about the actions required for other global problems facing the planet? What messages would we send on postcards from this pandemic to those living in our world years from now?

A multi-disciplinary panel of experts gathered on 16 June, 2020 to answer these questions, applying their expertise in astrophysics, art, poetry, climatology, biology, engineering and communication to consider our place in nature, and imagine how the world could be if – rather than “bouncing back” from the pandemic, bushfires, economic disruption and social upheaval – we "bounced forward."

Featuring Ms Alicia Sometimes (MC), Professor Rachel Webster (Astrophysicist, The University of Melbourne), Dr Jenny Gray (CEO, Zoos Victoria), Dr Colleen Boyle (Art Theorist, RMIT University) and Professor Julie Arblaster (Climate Scientist, Monash University), with comments and discussion with Dr Simon Torok (Scientell), Kate Phillips (Museums Victoria) and Dr Lynette Bettio (Bureau of Meteorology).

Filmed by Robert Cross. Produced by the Royal Society of Victoria a part of the Inspiring Victoria Program. Full presentation available from https://youtu.be/r97jwSW7L6Q.