National Parks in a Changing World

Visualizing the challenges of environmental change to the conservation and management of National Parks
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The Search for Water

Exploring how water availability in Texas is determined by both planetary cycles and human decisions. Perot Museum of Nature & Science Dallas, TX
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The Hidden Ocean

Discover the conditions for life, from deep space to the deep blue sea. California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA
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Forests, Beetles, and the Cycles of Life

An immersive journey into the past, present and future of our forests Denver Museum of Nature & Science Denver, CO
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Resilient Landscapes

The history and future of Black Hills floods Journey Museum Rapid City, SD
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Earth, Migrations, and the Human Effect

An immersive, interactive journey at the AMNH Hayden Planetarium New York, NY
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A Global Water Story

Audiences from around the US plunged into a national conversation about local and global water issues.
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Living Maps: From Cosmos to Community

Visualizing the conditions for life, from the edge of the solar system to southern Appalachia.
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A Global Water Story Interactive

Download an interactive tour in Google Earth and explore how humans are impacting and conserving freshwater around the world.
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Where Condor Meets Eagle

An afternoon of visual storytelling and cultural exchange between indigenous communities of North and South America.
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Valley Oaks: An Ecological Journey Through Time

A virtual flight from the canopy to the cosmos, exploring the history and ecology of the iconic Valley Oak tree.
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Earth satellite trajectories in the Whidbey GeoDome

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The Worldviews Network, 2011–2014

From 2011 to 2014, the Worldviews Network brought together scientists, artists, and educators who used immersive virtual environments and interactive scientific visualizations to expand perspectives on humanity's home in the cosmos. Funded by NOAA, the project's programs, process, and evaluation are preserved here as an archive.
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Programs

Download the free program kits, which explore interconnected systems across cosmic, global, and bioregional scales.
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Process

Learn how to produce programs to engage your community in dialogues about complex social-ecological topics.
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News

Programs, events, and presentations by Worldviews Network partners, 2011–2014.
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Programs

A Global Water Story
Denver, CO
A Global Water Story
Explore how the availability of water in different regions affects life on our home planet and how a changing climate is impacting farms, cities, and the infrastructures supporting human civilization.
Forests, Beetles, and the Cycles of Life
Denver, CO
Forests, Beetles, and the Cycles of Life
Explore the past, present and future of our forests by traveling through space and time to understand the connections between local forest ecosystems, global forest biomes, and our cosmic neighborhood.
National Parks in a Changing World
National Parks in a Changing World
Explore the challenges posed by the widespread, complex, and accelerating nature of 21st century environmental change to the conservation and management of National Parks and their invaluable natural and cultural resources.
The Search for Water: Replenishing Watersheds in the Texas Drought
Dallas, TX
The Search for Water: Replenishing Watersheds in the Texas Drought
Visualize connections between oceans, climate, ecosystems, and drought to examine the importance of drought mitigation efforts for the wellbeing of current and future generations.
The Hidden Ocean: Visualizing the Conditions for Life
San Francisco, CA
The Hidden Ocean: Visualizing the Conditions for Life
Examine the many ways in which the ocean makes life on Earth possible, including how human well-being and the global economy are intimately connected to the health of ocean ecosystems.
Valley Oaks: An Ecological Journey Through Time
San Francisco, CA
Valley Oaks: An Ecological Journey Through Time
Take a journey from the canopy to the cosmos to explore the history and ecology of one of California’s most iconic and threatened tree species, the Valley Oak.
Earth, Migrations, and the Human Effect
New York, NY
Earth, Migrations, and the Human Effect
Explore the relationship between the human activity, animal migration patterns, and the cycles of Earth’s biosphere.
The Lake Effect: Creating a Resilient Future
The Lake Effect: Creating a Resilient Future
Explore the past, present, and future of humanity’s relationship with the Great Lakes watershed, one of the largest fresh water systems on Earth.
Where Condor Meets Eagle
Where Condor Meets Eagle
Explore how visualizations can be used to catalyze discussions of how community health, environment, cultural traditions, and cosmologies unite the First Peoples of the Americas.
Living Maps: From Cosmos to Community
Living Maps: From Cosmos to Community
Journey from the edge of the solar system to the Appalachian mountains to visualize the extraordinary conditions that support the quality of life in the southern Appalachian bioregion.
Resilient Landscapes: The History and Future of Black Hills Floods
Rapid City, SD
Resilient Landscapes: The History and Future of Black Hills Floods
Explore the importance of understanding the history of flooding in the Black Hills to see how appreciating the large-scale cycles of ecosystems can help prepare for the future.

What audiences reported

From the summative evaluation by the Lifelong Learning Group.

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93%
learned something new at the presentation
79%
said the dome changed how they understood the material
41%
said it helped them think about complex interrelations in Earth systems