Journey of the Universe December Newsletter

This month’s newsletter features of the final episode of the Journey of the Universe Conversation Series — Teaching Journey of the Universe.  It’s been a pleasure to share the great work in this series with you this year. 

Learning and teaching the universe story has something to offer everyone.  It can inspire hope, ignite creativity, and empower just action.

Sharing this story with a loved one or a new friend can directly contribute to the creation of a flourishing earth community.  We are here to support you on your path forward, in your own learning, and outward as you find your own way to share the great epic of our time with those in your life.

Resources to share the Journey of the Universe this season:

• Complete Journey of the Universe Conversation Series Podcast
• Journey of the Universe Curriculum
• Journey of the Universe Film (available on Amazon Prime Video) 

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.  See you next year!  TEACHING JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE This episode features a conversation on Teaching Journey of the Universe with Tom Collins and Bindu Mohanty. In this conversation, Tom and Bindu describe how learning the universe story has allowed high school and college students to experience an expanded sense of self and to transform despair into a sense of hope and empowerment. OPEN PODCAST FREE ONLINE COURSES Journey of the Universe Online Specialization from Yale University The winter season is the perfect time to dive into an immersive and mind expanding learning experience on the story of our universe. Highlights include: Three, six-week courses that can be taken independently or together as a specialization Free to audit Hosted on Coursera Over 25,000 enrollments and average 4.7/5 star rating Online community to support and deepen your learning Start anytime and work at your own pace LEARN MORE JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE ART PROJECT Suzhou, China Earlier this year, our friends at Duke Kunshan University produced the school’s first mass-participation art project – an illuminated, nighttime campus procession along a route in the shape of the Big Dipper constellation. The project was organized by student researchers in the Planetary Ethics and Artificial Intelligence Lab to coincide with a visit by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim.  The art project took place shortly after a screening of the Journey of the Universe film and was attended by freshmen, sophomores and other excited participants. READ MOREWATCH VIDEO ★ Journey of the Universe Solstice Screening Hosted by Earth Circle, a grassroots environmental group that studies and brings awareness to many issues that affect our Earth, including plastic pollution, pollinator loss, sulfide mining, fossil fuels and climate change. December, 21st at 2:00 p.m. Grand Rapids Area Library Grand Rapids, Minnesota More information

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