300GB story: how to inspire action when data isn’t enough
summary
They claim 300 GB of NASA climate projections become a human-scale story by building Habitat2100 in Figma, turning raw maps and species sightings into ML habitat models that predict pika range every 20 years to 2100. The prototype layers terrain, food and predator habitats, and a timeline that shows upslope contraction and shifting ranges, compares SSP scenario futures, and surfaces concrete differences between paths. The result is an interactive narrative that actually reveals surprising metrics and prompts specific choices, not just pretty charts.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Transforming data into action
- 1:59Who we are
- 3:25Challenge of 300GB climate data
- 4:07Story setting: Mount Rainier
- 5:50Pika as story character
- 7:37Time and habitat changes
- 9:29Pika ecosystem conflict
- 11:17Call to action
- 13:04Five storytelling elements recap
- 14:55Framework beyond climate data
- 16:40Storytelling for blood inventory
- 17:41Framework for NASA’s Mars rover
- 18:22Five elements to find story
- 19:28Summary and closing
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