Meeting in the metaverse: Actor Rainn Wilson joins us on the virtual polar ice

What's Dwight from The Office doing in the metaverse? Actor Rainn Wilson joins us in avatar form to check out a virtual world created by the World Economic Forum that aims to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on the Arctic and the rest of the world. We also hear from Gail Whiteman, Professor of Sustainability at the University of Exeter Business School, and Executive Director of Arctic Basecamp on her hopes for action to stop the Earth reaching disastrous tipping points. And Rebecca Ivey, head of the Global Collaboration Village, tells us how the metaverse can bring people together in a unique way. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu0CO8qT53E This episode was first published on 15 January, 2024. Radio Davos will resume new weekly podcasts from September 2024. Links: Global Collaboration Village: https://www.globalcollaborationvillage.org/ Arctic Basecamp: https://arcticbasecamp.org/ Related episodes: For a longer interview with Rainn Wilson and Gail Whiteman, listen to our sister podcast, Meet the Leader: Reach your changemakers: Arctic Basecamp's Gail Whiteman and Rainn Wilson Our visit into an earlier version of the Global Collaboration Village: Davos 2023 Day 3: global collaboration in the metaverse And more... Not just for gamers: how the metaverse might impact your life The metaverse: how to build something we can all gain from What 20 years of Second Life can teach us about the future of the metaverse So just what is the metaverse? Meta's Nick Clegg at Davos 2022 More podcasts Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast - subscribe: https://pod.link/1599305768 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub