1. How to meet, and beat, the great global
challenges of our times
“Winter is coming!“
Warding off dystopia in the Atacama desert
Sergio Diez de Medina Roldán Ph.D.
Universidad Arturo Prat-Chile
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3. Driest in the world
105.000 km2
Up to 3.500 m elevation
Compared to Mars
-25°C to 50°C
Atacama desert
9. Thinking Glo-cal
“In the fields of observation chance
favors only the prepared mind”
Louis Pasteur
Plastic Bio-degradation
Project FIC-2015
BIP 30434972-0
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