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EPISODE · Dec 15, 2021 · 1H 24M

Ep 11 - Dan Hammer - Global Forest Watch, Design & Story Telling

from Minds Behind Maps · host Maxime Lenormand

Dan Hammer co-founded & build the first few versions of Global Forest Watch, and is now working on Earthrise Media, a non-profit that brings data scientists, designers and storytellers together to tackle global environmental challenges.We talk about how Global Forest Watch was built, how journalists have leveraged the platform to tell stories and how it lived on until today. We also touch on the importance of design in addition to data science, and the power of telling stories. Dan HammerWebsiteLinkedInTwitterShow notes:Global Plastic WatchGlobal Forest WatchEarthrise MediaSpaceKnowApollo 8 Earthrise imageFrank Borman Apollo 8 Wikipedia articlePew Research survey: 2018 public survey on NASA PrioritiesCaptain Fantastic Time stamps:03:00 - Conversation starts, Dan presents himself08:30 - The tools behind monitoring deforesting back in 200912:00 - How Global Forest Watch 2.0 started18:45 : Why Global Forest Watch continued on25:40 - Collaborating with journalists29:50 - An example of leveraging Earth Observation data for policy making : Global Plastic Watch31:00 - Having an impact38:50 - Precision vs Accuracy45:45 - Earthrise Media: Design, Data science & story telling51:35 - The importance of Design56:50 - Dealing with & communicating uncertainty1:02:00 - Non-profit or for-profit?1:08:10 - Building a team1:10:20 - Origin of the name "Earthrise" & Inspiration through space1:21:15 - Book / Media Recommendation Please feel free to reach out!My TwitterFor news about the podcastReach out by email: [email protected]

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Dan Hammer co-founded & build the first few versions of Global Forest Watch, and is now working on Earthrise Media, a non-profit that brings data scientists, designers and storytellers together to tackle global environmental challenges. We talk about how Global Forest Watch was built, how journalists have leverage the platform to tell stories and how it lived on until today. We also touch on the importance of design in addition to data science, and the power of telling stories.

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