Our Crowded Skies | Moriba Jah and Trevor Paglen

Space environmentalist A/Prof Moriba Jah and artist Trevor Paglen reveal the unseen, crowded sky, from space junk to ‘invisible’ surveillance satellites. In this conversation with Dagogo Altraide, they reflect and advocate for the possibility of a dark sky future.

SPEAKERS

Moriba Jah is Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas, where he holds the Mrs. Pearlie Dashiell Henderson Centennial Fellowship in Engineering. As Chief Scientist of space company Privateer, Jah leads the technical vision. He is the co-founder of Moriba Jah Universal, LLC, which creates media, art, and entertainment to promote space environmentalism.

Trevor Paglen is an American artist, geographer and author whose work investigates mass surveillance and data collection. Among his chief concerns is learning how to see the historical moment we live in so we can develop the means to imagine alternative futures. Paglen has presented his work internationally including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Tate Modern, London and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.

Dagogo Altraide is a leading content creator based in Australia focusing on high production science documentaries. His YouTube channel, ColdFusion TV, has 4.8m subscribers and explores cutting edge technology and its histories.

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