Hope in the Anthropocene

The Anthropocene Laboratory’s first public event took place on 9 November 2023 at the Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences, with scientists, artists, and thinkers on hope, humanity, and the ability of groups to solve common challenges. A wide-ranging discussion focusing on some of the real, tangible, unstoppable reasons to be hopeful.

Speakers

• Rebecca Solnit, internationally acclaimed author of Hope in the Dark
• Sander van der Leeuw (archeology)
• Mariaelena Huambachano (indigenous studies)
• Patricia Balvanera and Marten Scheffer (ecology)
• Michelle Lim (legal and future studies)
• Tone Bjordam (visual artist)
• Athena Aktipis (psychology)