Thrilled to be collaborating w/ the California Academy of Sciences @calacademy.bsky.social in SFC, which has long been one of my favorite museums. They’ve recreated a rainforest, with free-flying birds and butterflies, in a giant glass dome, along w/ other amazing indoor ecosystem exhibits
New book event! On the evening of Oct 10th, I’ll be at the amazing @calacademy.bsky.social@drscottsampson.bsky.socialwww.calacademy.org/nightlife/ni...
Wonderful audio adaptation of the plankton chapter of Becoming Earth, from The Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Without plankton, the modern ocean ecosystem – the very idea of the ocean as we understand it – would collapse. Earth would have no complex life of any kind. By Ferris Jabr
Check it out: I'm on C-SPAN right now! If you'd like to see one of my book talks, but haven't been able to make any of the events, you can watch a recording of my Secret Science Club talk on C-SPAN Book TV here: www.c-span.org/video/?53802...
Next week, on Sep 25th, I'll be giving my first TED talk, based on my debut book Becoming Earth, as part of TEDxNewEngland, a new science-focused TEDx event hosted in the gorgeous Groton Hill Music Center. Tickets & More Info: tedxnewengland.com
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We grew a cantaloupe in our garden for the first time! Verdict: pretty darn good. Definitely better than some we’ve had from the supermarket. With the coming sun and warmth in the next few weeks, those on the vine will hopefully ripen to perfection
Thrilled to be part of this year's Portland Book Festival on Nov. 2! I'll be in conversation with Amy Stewart, author of The Tree Collectors, The Drunken Botanist, and Wicked Plants literary-arts.org/about/progra...
Literary Arts presents the annual Portland Book Festival every November in downtown Portland, Oregon. Click here for more information.
We have a glut of tomatoes in the garden right now, so I decided to try my hand at a southern classic: savory tomato pie!
