

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Currents | The Weight of Nature with Clayton Page Aldern
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a discussion with Clayton Page Aldern, author of the New York Times bestselling "The Weight of Nature: How a Changing World Changes Our Brains," which reveals the profound neurological impacts of environmental change. What happens to human consciousness when the planet itself is in crisis? This program is presented in conjunction with CAM's newest exhibition, Human/Nature: Envisioning the Environment.

Speaker Bio
Clayton Page Aldern is a neuroscientist turned environmental journalist and data scientist who works at the intersection of climate change, neuroscience, and public policy. A senior data reporter at Grist and research affiliate at the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography &amp; Ecology, his work has appeared in The Guardian, The Economist, The Atlantic, Aeon, and other publications. He is the author of The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains and co-author, with Gregg Colburn, of Homelessness is a Housing Problem. Aldern holds master's degrees in neuroscience and public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. As part of investigative teams, his work has won a national Edward R. Murrow Award, multiple Online Journalism Awards, multiple Sigma Awards, the Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting, and the Indigenous Journalists Association's Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Journalism.

About Currents 
Currents is an intimate moderated discussion series featuring a special guest speaker that spotlights contemporary issues in art, cultural heritage, and the museum world. This program aligns with trends in the art world through presentations and discussions between guests and the presenter.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/niagara-university/currents-|-the-weight-of-nature-with-clayton-page-aldern/200029712053054
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.simpletix.com/e/currents-the-weight-of-nature-with-clayton-tickets-247568?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=niagara+university-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Niagara University
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 7 Varsity Drive, Niagara University, NY, United States, New York 14109
- **lat**: 43.13724
- **long**: -79.03649
- **full address**: 7 Varsity Drive, Niagara University, NY, United States, New York 14109

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University (https://allevents.in/org/castellani-art-museum-of-niagara-university/14365708)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 7 Varsity Drive, Niagara University, NY, United States, New York 14109
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Currents | The Weight of Nature with Clayton Page Aldern ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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