Rich Blundell holds a PhD in Cosmic Evolution and is the founder of OIKA, which explores the 13.8 billion year story of the cosmos and offers immersive practices that bring us back into dynamic, creative relationship with it.
In our conversation today, Rich shares his wisdom about the power of beauty to reconnect us with belonging, meaning, and wonder, and how the magic of science reveals to us how inextricably connected we all are.
He offers his scientific understanding of the intelligence of nature and how we can tap into it to generate collaborative responses to the collective challenges we face.
Today’s Guest:
Dr. Rich Blundell is an ecologist whose work explores the convergence of science, art, nature and culture. As the founder of Oika, his research examines how transformation happens across the scales of person, place and planet. As a communicator, Rich tells a scientific story of the universe that includes art and human creativity as natural phenomena. His goal is to make the continuity of nature palpable.
Dr. Blundell has received numerous grants and awards including an ongoing TIDES innovators award, The National Science Foundation grant for Science Out There and The Deep Time Values video award for An Earth Story. Blundell’s creative video work has appeared on PBS, National Geographic and numerous social media platforms. He is currently the Scientist in Residence at the Maria Mitchell Association on Nantucket Island.
Rich’s website: oika.com
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