Sam Nester

Musician | @JuilliardSchool Faculty | @MSMnyc Faculty | @FulbrightPrgrm scholar | @NYUAbuDhabi Artist-in-Residence

[Human Development @HDRUNDP]

“Consider relationships as the primary unit for public policy,” said @MCcharveriat in her opening remarks at a webinar organized by Pro(to)topia.

Building on this, HDRO Director @pedrotconceicao emphasized the need for an #AspirationalApproach: “We should aspire to advance human development.”

Rethinking #HumanDevelopment today means accounting for planetary change and human-nature relationships—while mobilizing people’s #agency to act, and inspiring both the public and policymakers to drive impact at scale.

👉 How can we turn #aspirations into action for #people and #planet?

Check out the #HDR2026 theme: https://t.co/TVxzxRttXt

[Sam Nester @1snester]

TEDx Talk. I gave a talk for the annual TEDxNYU conference. Speaking about going beyond your disciplinary bubble, collaboration, and becoming the most actualized version of yourself by not becoming a job description.
#ted #tedtalk #tedx

[Sam Nester @1snester]

Nice to be back in the UAE speaking at @NYUAbuDhabi and the University of Sharjah about the intersection of art and science and how my role as artist-in-residence at @nyuadcgsb has contributed to interdisciplinary collaboration and science communication.

[Sam Nester @1snester]

“Field Notes” is out now on eco-vinyl. Field Notes is a composition I produced using field recordings following my residency at @nyuadcgsb, on a project where I installed hydrophones on reef stations to track the changing soundscapes of the Arabian Gulf. https://t.co/bHyOCmHYx6

[Sam Nester @1snester]

Speaking at XPANSE - the global forum for visioning the future. Talking about a world where we reevaluate our relationship to each other and the natural world. #xpanse

[Sam Nester @1snester]

Thanks TEDxNYU for having me share thoughts on becoming the most actualized versions of ourselves, armed with the knowledge and skills of our disciplines, but willing to apply them in unexpected ways. It’s a mistake to believe that expertise has to come at the cost of curiosity.

[XPANSE @XPANSEWORLD]

6 Projects You Should Know About! The Monthly Cube

Our collective of leaders in tech, science, policy, investment, and culture comes from various MATTER initiatives, forums, and programs... together forming the MATTERSPHERE.

What MATTERSPHERE members have been up to this month:

[Sam Nester @1snester]

My site-specific light installation and live musical score for the 87,500-square-foot cistern in Houston. 2.2 million light changes occurred over the course of the piece - representing the approx 2.2 million people in the US that don’t have access to drinking water in their homes

[Sam Nester @1snester]

Opening tomorrow - my site-specific light installation and live musical score for the 87,500-square-foot cistern in Houston, TX. https://t.co/qSVb9daWkY

[Sam Nester @1snester]

At Xpanse in Abu Dhabi last week. Talking about music, genomes, coral reefs, the sound of ocean plastic, and a future where we reevaluate our relationship to each other and the natural world. #xpanse

[XPANSE @XPANSEWORLD]

Sam Nester, trumpet player, composer, and sound artist at The Juilliard School and NYU Abu Dhabi, presented the session The Sound of Science at #XPANSE, hosted by @Adq_Official

[Sam Nester @1snester]

Vote For Nature!

Jane Goodall asks us to elect leaders who are committed to protecting the natural world.

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

Brilliance Pádraig Ó Tuama will be visiting Conscious Writers Collective next weekend. ✨✨✨

If you’d like to attend his craft talk, we have 10 spots for non-CWC members:

https://t.co/nxxhuiKTCc

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

In August, I'm teaching a 4-week course on Anne Carson over Zoom (Sundays 4-6 pm EST).

It will be a deep dive into formal hybridity/how she bridges the ancient & the avant-garde. We'll read 4 books by Carson & puzzle through her brilliance together. ✨

https://t.co/g2nNqpMpUM

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

✨TODAY from 1-2:30 EST: on the poems of John Burnside.

We'll be looking at HOW to write on the ineffable & the residual through his masterpiece "The Fair Chase" + a small selection of other poems. $39 live! ($50 replay)✨

https://t.co/9O3lcdpjcP

[Sam Nester @1snester]

@MayaCPopa 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

As someone who is easily overwhelmed by platforms, this CWC feedback is validating. I wanted to create an online space that felt intuitive for writers to navigate (& I created a “how-to” guide for introverts using the CWC platform!).

We’re reached capacity for June in just under 3 days of re-opening. If you're looking for an online writing community, join the waitlist for July (& if you received an invite link, make sure to enroll by June 5).

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

Bi-weekly Office Hours in CWC 💛

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[Yiannis Kranidiotis @YKranidiotis]

Anthos, an immersive, interactive sound and light installation that highlights the importance of pollinators and the anthropogenic effect.

Artists: Yiannis Kranidiotis, Sam Nester, Giovanni Paolo Randazzo
Scientists: Alba Bernini, Ana Montero Castaño, Irene Guerrero Fernandez