Nalini Nadkarni: Life science in prison

The video explores the dynamic nature of trees by using them to create art, revealing their movement. This concept is applied to prisons, suggesting that static institutions can change. Initiatives in prisons include science lectures and conservation projects, promoting movement and change. Even in Supermax facilities, introducing nature images aims to reduce violence. The broader message is that static entities, like grief or racism, can also change.

What method did the speaker use to demonstrate the dynamic nature of trees?

• By counting the number of branches

• By attaching paintbrushes to twigs

• By observing the color of leaves

• By measuring the height of trees

How did the speaker calculate the distance a tree moves in a year?

• By counting the number of leaves

• By summing the lengths of lines painted by twigs

• By observing the growth of roots

• By measuring the circumference of the trunk

What issue does the speaker compare to the static nature of tree trunks?

• The decline of forest areas

• The increase in global temperatures

• The static nature of the prison system

• The growth of urban areas

What initiative was started in 2007 to bring change to prisons?

• Increasing the number of guards

• Introducing art classes for inmates

• Building new prison facilities

• Partnering with the Washington State Department of Corrections

What activity did inmates at Stafford Creek Correctional Center participate in?

• Writing poetry

• Building birdhouses

• Painting murals on prison walls

• Growing endangered prairie plants

How are Supermax facilities being transformed according to the speaker?

• By reducing the number of inmates

• By introducing nature imagery on walls

• By increasing exercise time

• By providing more books

What is the ultimate goal of the initiatives described by the speaker?

• To build more cells

• To reduce the number of guards

• To create movement and change within the prison system

• To increase the number of prisons