# Underground Science. Underground Stories.

Published: 2026-09-21

At the [Narrative Change Summit](https://climatefilmfest.com/festival/narrative-change-summit-2026) of the [Climate Film Festival](https://climatefilmfest.com/festival) during NYC Climate Week, I joined a session convened by [SPUN](https://spun.earth/) on why data alone so rarely moves people, and what makes science stick. I showed how we turned SPUN's maps of underground fungal networks into [A Hidden Infrastructure](/projects/spun-a-hidden-infrastructure), then talked science storytelling with Toby Kiers (SPUN), Alessandra Yupanqui (Sapiens) and Willow Defebaugh (Atmos), moderated by Mandy Nguyen.

## Key visuals

- Six panelists in director's chairs on the SVA Theatre stage beneath a slide reading "Underground Science, Underground Stories" with speaker portraits and the SPUN and Narrative Change Summit logos
- Moritz Stefaner speaking at a Climate Film Fest podium branded "Narrative Change Summit"
- Moritz Stefaner presenting from the podium while panelists watch a projected Truth & Beauty collage of past projects
- Projected title screen of "A Hidden Infrastructure", a blue and green map of underground fungal networks, with Moritz Stefaner at the podium and panelists seated on stage
- Moritz Stefaner speaking into a handheld microphone, seated between two fellow panelists

_Photos: Julia Le ([@xjuliiale](https://www.instagram.com/xjuliiale))_

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