Humans, Robots, Space & The Future of Connectedness

Workshop Overview:

JPL, in collaboration with Caltech and the Keck Institute for Space Studies, is participating in a yearlong celebration of art and science through The Getty’s Pacific Standard Time initiative, opening in 2024.

Humans, Robots, Space, and the Future of Connectedness

What is the future of the human connection to each other, to machinery, to the universe? Psychologists use the level of one’s “connectedness” as a shorthand measure of mental health. The pandemic has shown us that personal connectedness can decrease in some areas and expand in others. Human and robotic space exploration presents us with a potential future where people, places, and things connect in newly imagined ways.

How can we enable relationships across billions of miles?
How can we enable companionship during isolation?
How can we enable scientists to more deeply connect with their research?
How can we allow the public to connect with NASA discoveries?
How can we make science richer?

This project brings artists and scientists together to explore the sensory interpretation of NASA science data. This project aims to provide greater access to planets, moons, and stars by providing greater (sensory and experiential) access to the data. Imagine if we could make the data felt, or heard. What if we could feel a Marsquake? Or feel the ocean temperatures on TRAPPIST-1d?

How can we enable the connectedness in the experiences we create?

Speakers:

Refik Anodol – Art, Data, Machine Learning

Saskia Wilson Brown – Olfaction

Danielle Krettek Cobb – Empathy

Amy Crawford – Music and Emotion

Josh Goldblum – Experience Design, Storytelling

Bjarke Ingels – Architect, BIG

Glenn Kaino – Artist and Magician

Prathima Muniyappa – Indiginous Perspectives

Shane Myrbeck – Sound and Meaning

Seth Shostak – Senior Astronomer SETI