About Ocean Memory Project

Does the ocean have a memory?

If so, how does it manifest, how is it encoded, and how does it evolve over time?

The Ocean Memory Project is a transdisciplinary initiative that brings together scientists, artists, and scholars to investigate how the ocean encodes, retains, and expresses memory across biological, chemical, and environmental systems. Emerging from a National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, the project fosters collaboration through workshops, creative projects, and immersive experiences. 

Ocean
Memory
Project

Does the ocean have a memory?

If so, how does it manifest, how is it encoded, and how does it evolve over time?

The Ocean Memory Project is a transdisciplinary initiative that brings together scientists, artists, and scholars to investigate how the ocean encodes, retains, and expresses memory across biological, chemical, and environmental systems. Emerging from a National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, the project fosters collaboration through workshops, creative projects, and immersive experiences. 

Ocean
Memory
Project

Does the ocean have a memory?

If so, how does it manifest, how is it encoded, and how does it evolve over time?

The Ocean Memory Project is a transdisciplinary initiative that brings together scientists, artists, and scholars to investigate how the ocean encodes, retains, and expresses memory across biological, chemical, and environmental systems. Emerging from a National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, the project fosters collaboration through workshops, creative projects, and immersive experiences. 

Community

Our strength lies in the diversity of perspectives that shape how we understand the world. The Ocean Memory Project is a growing collaborative network of over 100 researchers spanning disciplines across science, the humanities, and the arts. As we bring the ocean’s memories into our collective awareness, this dynamic community fosters new ways of thinking and innovating, driving a sea change in how we address the challenges of the Anthropocene.

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Seed Grants

Some Workshops were followed by a funding opportunity to support collaborative research across disciplines and cultures to further explore ocean memory. Learn about the projects.

 

Support

You can support Ocean Memory research and the continuation of this trans-disciplinary project through a tax deductible gift through Shunpike, our fiscal sponsor organization.

Your generous gift will support artists, scientists, humanists, and people from diverse cultural backgrounds to explore the intersection of ocean and memory.



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