Celsius

2017

The climate is changing, and the causes are subject of ongoing debates. Despite differing opinions on the drivers of rising temperatures, no one can deny that climate change is the most challenging societal problem that we currently face. 

The different factors influencing climate change make it a complex system, and its potential impacts on the planet – such as more frequent extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and habitat destruction – are a critical situation that demands our immediate attention and action.

With the participation of top leading scientists in complexity sciences, we created “Celsius”, a short documentary with four episodes including “Climate change as a complex system”, “The modern society”, “Mobility and urban development” and “Human wellbeing: new paradigms”. 

Despite being a documentary containing strong scientific opinions, “Celsius” was designed to be beautiful and simple: it takes its name from the temperature scale of the International System of Units, and its color from Mexico’s Caribbean waters, as water is one of the main atmospheric gases regulating the temperature. 

This short documentary is ideal for curious minds, open to new perspectives, and avid of positive actions. 

Watch “Celsius” here:

“Celsius” is part of the third season of “Beyond Science”, a season devoted to social complex phenomena. This work was produced during the Conference on Complex Systems 2017 and was further promoted by the International Association of Broadcast Meteorology of Ireland, with special thanks to Gerald Fleming for his invaluable collaboration in facilitating the Irish promotion.

Read the UP FRONT magazine spring edition 2018, here.

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Producer
Yessica Herrera

Host
Gabriel Ramos Fernández

Scientists
Yamir Moreno, Jaime Urrutia, Stefano Battiston, Noshir Contractor, César Hidalgo, Alex Arenas, Susana Dickinson, Marta Gonzalez, Dirk Brockmann, Sacha Epskamp, Clara Granell, John Quackenbush, and Christopher Stephens

Special participation
Mario Molina

Music
The Wizardry Project

Edition and Post-production
Yessica Herrera, Armando Pérez-Galicia

Production Assistant
Enrique Fonseca

Technical Support
Arleth Barradas, Gregorio Olmedo

Production Accountant
Fredy Gómez