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National Geographic Live 2010/2011
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2010/2011 Speaker Series
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Photograph by Carrie Vonderhaar, Ocean Futures Society
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Ocean Adventure: An Evening with Jean-Michel Cousteau
Underwater Explorer & Conservationist
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The son of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, Jean-Michel has carried on the family tradition of ocean exploration and advocacy. An award-winning filmmaker, one of his documentaries helped persuade President George W. Bush to declare the Northwest Hawaiian Islands a Marine National Monument. Most recently, Jean-Michel has written My Father, The Captain: My Life With Jacques Cousteau. Hear his heartfelt tribute to a great pioneer of exploration and conservation, and discover how Jean-Michel Cousteau is carrying on his father’s important work.
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Photo credit: Joel Sartore
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America's Great Wildlife Migrations
Joel Sartore, Photographer
Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Best known for his photographs of wildlife, particularly endangered species, Joel Sartore wields his camera in the battle to conserve natural spaces and the habitats they support. This mission has taken him to some of the world’s most remote and dangerous places, where he has risked serious illness and exposed himself to attacks by deadly animals in order to get images that bear testimony to the plight of our natural world. His entertaining presentation blend humor with powerful conservation messages and award-winning photography of wildlife and the places they inhabit.
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Photo credit: Courtesy NASA
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Exploring Mars: The Next Generation
Kobie Boykins, NASA Engineer
Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Kobie Boykins, a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, designed and helped build the celebrated solar arrays that powered the Mars Expedition Rovers in 2004.
After completing their planned missions, the rovers did something amazing. They kept on going, capturing additional data and sending back images while working beyond their 90-day planned life. One is still roaming Mars today—more than five years later.
Boykins’ enthusiasm for space exploration and Mars in particular is infectious. Join him for an engaging evening exploring the Red Planet.
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Photo credit: Mark Thiessen
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My Wild Life
Mireya Mayor, Primatologist and TV Host
Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Often described in the media as “a female Indiana Jones,” Mireya Mayor is not your typical scientist. Both as an primatologist working in the jungles of Madagascar, and as a wildlife correspondent for National Geographic, this city girl and former Miami Dolphins cheerleader has found herself in some unusual and exciting situations. She is one of a handful of scientists researching the highly endangered lemur, and recently discovered a new species in the backcountry of Madagascar. She then persuaded the prime minister of Madagascar to establish a national park to help protect these rare creatures. Hear this inspiring scientist and explorer share highlights from her scientific and journalistic work, including behind-the-scenes stories from her most recent adventures.
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