Talks at ArtScience Museum

Cesar Jung-Harada, Charles Lim and Dr Jani Tanzil come together in an interdisciplinary discussion addressing the realities of our changing coastal cities.

From boats that move like fish to floating machines that turn seawater into fuel, discover Cesar Jung- Harada's passion and practice in this introductory video.

Cesar Jung-Harada and Sarah Ichikoa discuss the integral role of the designer and regenerative design in catalysing systemic and structural change.

Professor Lam Yeng Ming (Chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at NTU Singapore) shares strategies in nanotechnology that can be repurposed to act against COVID-19, as well as sustainability-driven innovation in materials science that draws on the research of NTU scientists.

Luke Jerram shares how his Glass Microbiology artworks question the global impact of deadly diseases, challenging observers to reconsider their view of viruses and pathogens.

Chinese contemporary artist Cao Fei discusses how her work, Isle of Instability, responds at a personal level to her time living under pandemic lockdown with her family.

Join us to explore how videogames are evolving beyond the screen and introducing new encounters that connect virtual and physical worlds in extraordinary ways.

Discover how creative directors and producers are working in blended reality spaces and creating new paradigms for how immersive storytelling can be experienced.

Join us to imagine the future possibilities of contemporary art and technology as we explore how extended reality is transforming museums in inexplicable ways.

The series launched with a talk by Cynthia Doumbia (Director, International Exhibitions at National Geographic Society), who spoke about how this multi-year initiative harnesses storytelling to tackle the global plastic waste crisis and effect meaningful change.

Intan Suci Nurhati (senior researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences’ Research Center for Oceanography and National Geographic Explorer) highlighted issues in plastics management and her recent research work on the rising tide of pandemic-driven plastic waste.

Mandy Barker (photographer and National Geographic Explorer), whose work involving marine plastic debris has received global recognition, shared how she has been working alongside marine scientists to transform data on ocean plastics into arresting collages of pollution.

Renowned conservation scientist Lian Pin Koh (Director of the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at National University of Singapore) joins us in the penultimate talk to speak about how a better understanding of the potential and limits of nature-based climate solutions is needed to help inform our climate policy and investment decisions.

Join us in the concluding Climate Conversations talk featuring prominent ecologist and President of Nature Society (Singapore), Dr Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi Lum. He will share about the efforts by Nature Society focused on marine conservation and coastal clean-up, and how we can play a role in protecting our marine environments and biodiversity.

Parents. educators and practitioners come together in Learning from Home Roundtable to share their experiences of at-home learning during COVID-19 lockdown. Join us as we discuss how this period of disruption is presenting opportunities to respond to new perspectives on parenting, teaching and learning beyond the pandemic.

Sanveen Kang (Principal Clinical Psychologist at Psych Connect)

Bob Lee (Photographer, founder of The Fat Farmer and autism advocate)

Victor Lim Fei (Assistant Professor at National Institute of Education)

Cherie Lim Tseng (editor with The Birthday Collective)

Elaine Ng (co-founder of The Learning Connections)

As Singapore eases out of isolation, join us in a livestream roundtable with industry panellists as they reflect on how the circuit breaker is offering a pivotal moment to reframe conversations around access and inclusion.

Paul Adams, Learning & Engagement Manager, Singapore Repertory Theatre

Serene Goh, Senior Programme Executive, Creative Services, Singapore Association for Mental Health

Grace Lee Khoo, Founder and Creative Development Director of Access Path Productions

Jean Loo, Co-Founder of Superhero Me