One Strange Rock
Complimentary popcorn and soft drinks included!7:30 p.m.
Kanbar Forum
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Join us for an exclusive preview screening from National Geographic's new series One Strange Rock. This documentary series from award-winning filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and narrated by Will Smith, is a mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth. Filmed across 45 countries, 6 continents, and in outer space over more than a year, this epic series from Nutopia and Protozoa Pictures redefines natural history and science genres. One Strange Rock is the extraordinary story of why life as we know it exists on Earth, brought into perspective by the only people to have left it behind—astronauts.
Tonight’s screening will be followed by a discussion among scientists who are exploring in more local landscapes the phenomena investigated in the episode. One Strange Rock premieres March 26, 2018 on National Geographic.
About the Panelists
Jennifer Frazier is a cell biologist whose current obsessions include
plankton and data visualization. Jennifer has been at the Exploratorium
since 2004, focusing on finding new ways to help visitors explore worlds
they normally can’t see. Before joining the Exploratorium, she created
exhibits, multimedia, and documentary films at NOVA, the National Academy
of Sciences, and several multimedia companies. Jennifer received her PhD in
cell biology from the University of California, San Francisco.
Dustin Schroeder develops and uses geophysical radar to study Antarctica,
Greenland, and the icy moons of Jupiter. He draws on techniques and
approaches from defense technologies, telecommunication, resource
exploration, and radio astronomy to understand the evolution and stability
of ice sheets and their contributions to sea level rise. He is an assistant
professor of geophysics. He has participated in three Antarctic field
seasons with the ICECAP project and NASA’s Operation Ice Bridge.
Dr. Kristen Shive is the Fire Ecologist for Yosemite National Park, and
continues to collaborate on research projects with UC Berkeley. Her work
primarily focuses on how changes in fire regimes are affecting mixed
conifer forests, and the challenge of how to best restore them to a
resilient condition under a warming climate. She is also currently
collaborating with researchers throughout the state to better understand the
long-term effects of the extensive drought-induced tree mortality in the
Sierra Nevada.
