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First week at Bamsebu
The September 13th departure from the Coal pier in Longyearbyen was sealed with a powerful performance by 14 men from the “Store Norske Mannskor”- sharing songs and folklore from Svalbard’s rich history. All 100 guests were onboard soaking in the moments before we...
Reflections from our Countdown to Bamsebu!
The reality of a 9-month overwintering stay at Bamsebu has hit! The list of provisions seemed like a never ending project and so enormous that it was really hard to hit the send button to place the food order. So grateful for the support from Eurosupply! I mean how...
Lots of Updates!
Dear all! We have a few good reasons why we have not sent out a blog lately. Now it's time to share a few updates! - What we are doing to get “Bamsebu Ready” for our 9-month overwintering Expedition, how to send us letters before we leave. - Link to the hosted...
Hearts In The Ice GoFundMe Campaign
We'd like to express a heartfelt "Thank You" to our supporters who have donated on our GoFundMe page! EVERY donation, large or small, is received with gratitude and makes a meaningful difference. We invite everyone to support our mission to create a platform for...
Interview: Sunniva Sorby on Mountain FM Radio
Listen to Sunniva's interview with Darren McPeake on Mountain FM's Mountain Morning show! They discuss climate change, citizen science, and the personal preparation and training we are doing to prepare for overwintering in Bamsebu!
Ellen Kvam Norwegian Design
A small piece of glass. So simple, so clean and so beautiful. So fragile if not taken care of – just like the climate. I am so fond of colors. The sparkle in the light we surround ourselves with in nature. Morning glow or sunset, moonlight or northern lights, the...
Connecting Citizen Science and Bamsebu!
Just before citizens of the world rang in 2019, Hilde and Sunniva met up in Hilde’s hometown of Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Planning for a remote 9 –month Expedition is a complex web of tasks, lists, calls, emails and follow- through. Whatever time we can spend together...
Podcast: Introducing Hearts In The Ice
Listen in as Peter Neill, Director of The World Ocean Observatory introduces Hearts In The Ice and the Bambsebu overwintering project to his listeners on World Ocean Radio. The World Ocean Observatory (W2O) offers a new model for ocean communications, aggregating...
FutureTalks
(Photo by Jan Khur) Camilla Hagen Sørli and Silje Vallestad established ”FutureTalks”. The idea was to collect "100 brilliant minds" leaders of the future, aboard a ship in the far north, and try to define the 10 most important questions of tomorrow. As the...
What in the world does Innovation actually mean?
If you google it, you get a million answers so I checked a list of what was shared by 15 people that were tagged as inventers/innovators. The one that resonated the most with me was coined by Stephen Shapiro. I share it here, "Very simply put, innovation is about...
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