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The Price of Pixels: Unmasking the Environmental Impact of Our Digital Lives - Ian Mudway
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- Gresham College Lectures
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- Feb 27, 2026
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Summary
Our digital world's convenience masks a heavy environmental cost. This lecture explores the destructive rare earth mineral mining powering our devices, the vast energy consumption of data centres fuelling climate change, and the toxic e-waste contaminating our environment and harming human health. From resource extraction to digital consumption, we'll uncover the environmental trade-offs of our tech-dependent lives and discuss pathways towards a sustainable digital future that minimizes degra...