England-2011-eva

Eva's Journal

Greenland Review I found the play Greenland to be educational and full of good information. It was able to cleverly incorporate a vast group of both opinions and approaches to the issue of global worming and our carbon print. From what I could tell the information they gave in the play was all accurate but it was also very much skewed to represent a particular perspective (although it was the one that I myself hold). As we discussed in class, a play was an unfamiliar medium for the presentation of scientific information, which made it, at times, difficult to take seriously (not because the information wasn’t accurate, but because of its dramatization). As something to shape public opinion the play did not do a good job. Although it represented different opinions in a very realistic way and the realities of people that do not believe global warming is a real issue it did so in a way that seemed somewhat divisive rather than bridging, i.e. the parents seeing their daughter as a radical and never agreeing with her and blissfully ignorant. This ignorance would be hard to identify with if this was your real world situation, or rather it wouldn’t be someone you would necessarily want to identify with or that would help you change your opinion.

Atmosphere Questions Which specific aspects of climate change did the designers of atmosphere choose to focus on?

The designers of the Atmosphere exhibit choose to put a very significant stress on climate change at it relates to global worming.

How well sourced was the science and technology discussed in the kiosks?

The information in the kiosks seemed to be very well informed and at the same time put into digestible formats.

What was the most surprising thing you learned?

I was most surprised by their predictions for the future. I have of course heard of scary predictions of the effects of global worming but to have the information presented in the way that it was both shocking and educational about what actions can, are and should be taken.

Which of the interactive kiosks did you find most engaging? Why? Which of the interactive kiosks did you find least engaging? Why?

I played and interacted with most of the kiosks and found the one which involved the extraction of fossil fuels to be most engaging but I think that that night have been because I liked the game the most. They all did a good job of mixing information and entertaining/interactivity but the space was all so stimulating that it was very difficult for me to force in on any one activity/station.