Britt Wray

Broadcaster, Author

Britt Wray, PhD, is a broadcaster and author researching the social and ethical entanglements of science and technology, with a focus on the planetary health crisis (the intersection of the health of the planet and the health of its people) and synthetic biology. Wray has a PhD in science communication from the University of Copenhagen and is the author of Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics and Risks of De-Extinction (Greystone Books 2017). She has hosted several podcasts, radio & TV programs with the BBC and CBC, and is a TED Resident. Currently, Wray is writing a book about the mental health impacts of the climate and wider eco-crisis, which will be published by Knopf-Random House.

Resilience

psychology

Podcast Guest Appearances

Living with Climate Disruption

We’ve been living with the impacts of a changing climate for years, but those impacts don’t all hit the same way.

A wildfire amplified by drought may rip through a town in a matter of hours, or rising seas may take years to destroy a neighborhood. Health impacts may show up in a matter of months, or take the form of devastating cancer rates that rise over a decade. Regardless of speed or intensity, the climate emergency will impact us all.