I’m an anthropologist exploring how scientists navigate hope in the face of environmental collapse. My research follows polar researchers in Tasmania and Germany to understand how mental states and emotions like hope and responsibility shape scientific work, communication, and imagination within these spaces that are publicly inaccessible but highly relevant. Through interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, I explore how hope is not just a feeling, but a practice—one that helps us stay connected to what matters in uncertain times.
Research keyword: Anthropology, polar
About the BEAKER STREET ROVING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Each August, hundreds of Roving Scientists descend upon Hobart, filling up pubs and chatting to strangers as part of Beaker Street Festival. Discover a new world down the lens of microscope, and joining the least-boring bar conversations you’ve ever heard and these free (the chats – not the drinks) events.
For Scientists, Beaker Street’s Roving Scientist Program offers an excellent outreach, professional development, and networking opportunity. It’s the nerdiest and funnest way to share your research with the public, expand your network, and be inspired by leaders in all sectors of science and science communication.
