Cornelia Funke on plastic pens, storytelling and sustainability

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Things You Can't Live Without

Rio Tinto / Listen

21 episodes

7 months ago

How do the objects we rely on come to be made? What goes into creating them? How did they become so vital to us? And what is the environmental impact of living with them, now and into the future?

Join material scientist Dr Anna Ploszajski as she welcomes different guests including scientists to discuss the truths about our reliance on the earth’s resources – and to look at what needs to happen to create a sustainable future for the everyday items we have come to rely on.

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How do the objects we rely on come to be made? What goes into creating them? How did they become so vital to us? And what is the environmental impact of living with them, now and into the future?

Things You Can’t Live Without is brought to you by Rio Tinto. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cornelia Funke on plastic pens, storytelling and sustainability

Things You Can't Live Without

22 minutes 37 seconds

8 months ago

Cornelia Funke on plastic pens, storytelling and sustainability

Global bestselling author Cornelia Funke (Dragon Rider, Inkheart) says she has hungry hands and that she cannot live without her pen to conjure up her magical worlds. Cornelia tells Dr Anna about the importance of the physical process of writing and illustrating, before committing her work to a computer. She also shares her deep passion for the protection of nature and our knowledge of it. They are joined by Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Australia, Kellie Parker, to talk about the importance of rehabilitating nature at mine sites and the ways they are being successfully rejuvenated around the world. Listen to hear about going back to quill and ink, butterfly rehabilitation, and the importance of respecting land which we use for vital materials.

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