Graeme Gourlay

Better World: Restoring Bolton Fell

31 October 2023

2 minutes

How a nearly devasted peat bog has been brought back to life Artist and filmmaker Juliet Klotrupp's inspiring short film Moss of Many Layers, about the restoration of Bolton Fell, is the latest entry in the MPB Geographical Better World Video Awards Better World. The film tells the story of how this lowland bog in Cumbria, formed just after the last Ice Age 11,000 … [Read more...] about Better World: Restoring Bolton Fell

Limping Bear – A Better World video

29 October 2023

2 minutes

A moving story of an injured grizzly bear rejected and hungry Entries are starting to come in for the MPB Geographical Better World Video Awards. One of the first is this moving story of an injured grizzly bear struggling to survive in Alaska from Graeme Purdy and Vanessa Raw. Leading wildlife photographer and filmmaker Graeme visited Alaska over a number of years to … [Read more...] about Limping Bear – A Better World video

Geo Explainer: The many Chinas

18 October 2023

7 minutes

A primer to the physical and cultural diversity of the second-most populous country in the world As China makes daily headlines, it is often portrayed as a monolith, represented by a handful of Chinese Communist Party elites in Beijing. But in reality, China is extraordinarily diverse, both physically and culturally. Welcome to the many Chinas. Regions Students … [Read more...] about Geo Explainer: The many Chinas

Review: How to Speak Whale by Tom Mustill

13 September 2022

2 minutes

In this eye-opening book, Tom Mustill challenges our human-centred world view and our perception of animal communication with some fascinating research Recent machine learning advances mean we can accurately translate on the fly between languages as diverse as Mongolian and Swahili. The digital mapping of individual languages reveals meaning by the relationships of one … [Read more...] about Review: How to Speak Whale by Tom Mustill