Ritual with Unni Pulliainen
• – • Design Museum
About the speaker
Unni Pulliainen is a dynamic science education specialist with a unique blend of expertise in evolutionary biology and performing arts. She holds a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Helsinki, where she spent over a decade researching the intricacies of evolution, focusing particularly on the social behavior of ants. Unni also has a degree in performing arts from London, UK, which she seamlessly integrates into her scientific work.
Her passion for science communication has led her to become a prominent voice in popularizing science, participating in expert interviews for books, newspapers, television, and radio. Currently, Unni is at the forefront of combining arts and sciences in her role at Kide Science, an international EdTech company, where she creatively develops educational content. Additionally, she is deeply involved in cross-disciplinary theater productions that intertwine science with performance art, and she expresses her ecological concerns through her evocative poetry.
Despite her varied and rich professional pursuits, one of Unni's greatest joys remains telling stories about ants. For her, these remarkable creatures demonstrate that truth is often stranger—and more fascinating—than fiction.
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Additional details
We´re a morning lecture series for Helsinki´s creative community that also take place in 234 cities around the world. We continue to strive to connect our audience with heard and yet-to-be heard voices that make Helsinki creative, beautiful and diverse.
Join us at our face-to-face event Friday 30.8.2024 at 8:15 am for the theme of Ritual
Agenda for the morning:
8.15 am doors open & Breakfast is served
9:00 am Talk by Unni Pulliainen
10:00 am We wish you great and inspirational day!
Event accessibility: Event is held at Helsinki Design Museum. Entrance for wheelchairs and prams from Ullanlinnankatu street. Design Museum has an obstacle-free lift, and a wheelchair-accessible toilet on the basement level (floor K).
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