EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS 18/11/2021 Cambridge Creative SHORTS: Let’s Change the Way We Think about Our Future A still from the short film 'Costs of convenience'. Credit: Stuart Holmes Join researchers at the University of Cambridge for the screening of three innovative films on the socioecological impacts of technology, and how we can use new technologies in sustainable and economical ways, reducing the illegal disposal of electronic and hazardous waste. Thurs 18 Nov, 12pm GMT As part of Cambridge Creative Shorts project for the Festival of Social Sciences 2021 (1-30 November), researchers at the University of Cambridge joined forces with creative professionals to translate their research into a visual language of short films and animations to reach out to wider audiences. Join us for the screening of three innovative films on the socioecological impacts of technology, and how we can use new technologies in sustainable and economical ways, reducing the illegal disposal of electronic and hazardous waste. The online event features the launch of the short film and animations with accompanying interviews with researchers. Throughout the screening there will be an opportunity to ask questions to the researchers and creatives over Slido. The screening will take place online – we’ll share the link and the Slido code with the registered participants closer to the day. The screening will include the Short films by: Costs of convenience – The secret life of your smartphone Researcher: Amelia Jabry, John Naughton, Ramit Debnath, Jack Lynch, Duanyang Geng, Hunter Vaughan, The Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge Creative: Stuart Holmes From a problem to a resource: waste and the reverse supply chain explained Researcher: Sytske Wijnsma, Judge Business School, Economics and Policy, University of Cambridge Creative: Christine Hooper Small Solutions for Big Problems Researcher: Nicholas Jose, Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, University of Cambridge Creatives: Jude Cowan Montague & Suzie Hanna Missed the event? You can now watch the screening below: