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BBC Radio 4: Museum of Curiosity

I had such fun being part of BBC Radio 4's comedy show "Museum of Curiosity".

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Juliana v US - important climate change lawsuit ...

Hugely honoured to be an expert witness for this very important constitutional climate lawsuit Juliana v US.

It'll start on 29 October - for the first time climate change is brought to trial.

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Here is their podcast.

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21 children suing the US government. Their complaint asserts that, through the government's affirmative actions that cause climate change, it has violated the youngest generation���s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property, as well as failed to protect essential public trust resources. This is going to be HUGE

Der Stern: Interview

Here is my interview in Der Stern (in German) about Humboldt and how he might have liked the Icarus project in which animals are tracked on a large global scale to learn about migration patterns. 

Interview is on the last page. Download Stern Icarus 16.Aug.2018

 

 

The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt published in spring 2019.

I'm delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of a book I'm very proud of. A graphic novel (so to speak) about Alexander von Humboldt - to be published on 25 March 2019 by C.Bertelsmann in Germany, 2 April by Pantheon in the US, and in May by John Murray in the UK, as well as in the Netherlands, Spain and South America. In collaboration with the amazing artist Lillian Melcher.

Here is the description from the catalogue: 

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Invention of Nature, comes a breathtakingly illustrated and brilliantly evocative recounting of Alexander Von Humboldt���s five year expedition in South America.  

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, but his most revolutionary idea was a radical vision of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. His theories and ideas were profoundly influenced by a five-year exploration of South America. Now Andrea Wulf partners with artist Lillian Melcher to bring this daring expedition to life, complete with pages of Humboldt���s own diaries, as well as his sketches, drawings, maps and exquisite engravings. The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldtbrings together the arts and sciences. Andrea Wulf gives us an intimate portrait of the man who predicted human-induced climate change, fashioned poetic narrative out of scientific observation, and influenced iconic figures such as Sim��n Bol��var, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin, and John Muir. This gorgeous account of the expedition not only illustrates how Humboldt honed his groundbreaking understanding of the natural world but also illuminates the man and his passions.

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Interview: Zwischent��ne, Deutschland Funk

And here is a long interview in the German equivalent to BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Disks. Talk & Music, Humboldt and personal stories.

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'Invention of Nature" shortlisted for the 2017 Smart Book Awards, Poland

 The "Invention of Nature" is shortlisted for the 2017 Smart Book Awards in Poland (Jagiellonian University & Euclid Foundation) - the winner will be announced at end of March 2018.

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Outside Magazine: Women Writing About the Wild. 25 Essential Authors

I'm in very good company here ... very humbling to be listed in this article with Rachel Carson, Nan Shepherd, Annie Dillard! 

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The Atlantic: Walden Wasn't Thoreau's Masterpiece

I wrote an essay on Thoreau and his journals for The Atlantic.

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The Atlantic: Walden Wasn't Thoreau's Masterpiece

I wrote an essay on Thoreau and his journals for The Atlantic.

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Geographical Review: Man and Nature. George Perkins Marsh and Alexander von Humboldt

Here is my essay on Humboldt's influence on George Perkins Marsh, published in the Geographical Review (October 2017) 

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