Stories, reflections, poetry, prayers and songs drawn from communities grappling with fragility - in the Middle East, Africa and Central America - indicate pathways to resilience and strategies for dealing with an increasingly fragile world.

Climate change, emerging infections, and political conflict make the world feel an increasingly fragile place. Drawing on field research with communities in the Middle East, Africa and Central America we share what surveys, participatory discussions, religious reflection and poetry tell us about living and working in circumstances of fragility. Bringing the experience of these communities to life, what ask what we can take from them to develop strategies for everyday resilience and dealing with uncertainty in our own lives.

Curious times call for curious minds

The RSE (Royal Society of Edinburgh) launches its second annual summer programme Curious, a month-long series of online events bringing together some of Scotland’s leading thinkers and practitioners , curated to make us question the world around us. Programme themes include:

• Our Planet: with a particular focus on climate change, and celebrating Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters
• Health & Wellbeing: the dichotomy of mental and physical health also examining wider well-being
• Innovation & Invention: from the innovation that drives our path forward to the inventions which created the modern day era.

Browse the full programme at www.rse-curious.com