S1E4 — Why Ecologists Need Virtual Reality for Nature Conservation with Ash Welch of AECOM

Dr. Nadina Galle is joined by Ash Welch, Senior Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Specialist at AECOM, to explore his pioneering use of virtual reality and other immersive technologies for nature conservation and biophilic design, how virtual reality can act as an empathy machine, the most surprising reactions people have to VR, and why ecologists have been slow to adopt this promising new technology. Follow Nadina and the Internet of Nature Podcast on all social platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/internetofnature_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadinagalle/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/earthtonadina This podcast is brought to you by the Connecting Nature Enterprise Platform, an innovation of the Connecting Nature project which is funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union Grant Agreement No 730222. Produced by Little Red Flames.