Name: Life science in prison
Uploaded: 2010-07-08T08:52:00Z
Duration: 4 min 50 s
Description: Nalini Nadkarni challenges our perspective on trees and prisons -- she says both can be more dynamic than we think. Through a partnership with the state of Washington, she brings science classes and conservation programs to inmates, with unexpected results.

Nalini Nadkarni challenges our perspective on trees and prisons -- she says both can be more dynamic than we think. Through a partnership with the state of Washington, she brings science classes and conservation programs to inmates, with unexpected results.

Nalini Nadkarni: Life science in prison

Life science in prison

Introducing nature imagery to solitary confinement cells aims to reduce violence, illustrating nature's serene influence.

From paintbrush-toting trees to dynamic learning in prisons, discover how nature and nurture blend to spark change and hope.

Trees traveling 186,540 miles a year illustrate nature's hidden dynamism, challenging our views on static life and institutions.