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Women | A Century of Change
Magazine Launch & Museum Opening Event
Expand The Field | Women in Science
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, to hear from from linguistic anthropologist Sandhya Narayanan, paleoanthropologist—and stand-up comic—Ella Al-Shamahi—and wildlife ecologist Rae Wynn Grant, and oceanographer Katy Croff Bell—amazing explorers who are pushing the boundaries of scientific knowledge, building a diverse community of innovators, and inspiring the next generation of changemakers.
Environmental Justice | What’s Next?
From the Flint, Michigan, water crisis to massive hurricanes like Harvey, low-income communities bear the brunt of environmental disasters. Reporter Talia Buford, professor Robert Bullard, environmentalist and National Geographic Explorer Jon Waterhouse, and policy expert Mustafa Ali will examine how the decades-long movement for equal access to a safe environment must adapt in the face of our changing planet.
Pod Save The People Live | Race is Making Everything About Me
On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination—and in conjunction with National Geographic’s April 2018 issue devoted to race—join us to reflect on the history of the social justice movement and explore its future. The team from the podcast "Pod Save The People," led by host and prominent organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson, and contributors including educator and author, Clint Smith III; Brittany Packnett, Vice President of National Community Alliances for Teach for America; and Samuel Sinyangwe, policy analyst and co-founder of Campaign Zero, will take you inside current conversations about social justice and talk about what each of us can do to make a difference. Special guests and National Geographic Explorers Jedidah Isler and Keolu Fox will shift the focus to science, and reveal how increasing diversity and inclusion in the discipline furthers innovation and discovery, bringing us closer to scientific breakthroughs that will benefit us all.
Creative Tensions | Identity
What does it mean to be "other”? Otherness can subjugate people or inspire them, exclude or include, hurt or help. If otherness is hardwired into humanity, how might we draw on it to build the kind of society we want? And if it's not, what would a world without otherness look like? And would we want to live in it?
Creative Tensions is a conversation that moves. You reveal where you stand on an issue by where you stand in the room. Developed by global design firm IDEO and the Sundance Institute Theatre Program, Creative Tensions fosters openness and connection through a new kind of dialogue. In Otherness, we'll explore how the groups we form shape the world we share.
This conversation, moderated by IDEO Design Director Alex Gallafent, will feature award-winning photographer Daniella Zalcman, Slate magazine’s Jamelle Bouie, and Nancy podcast co-host Kathy Tu.
Celebrate the Weird and Wonderful on a Global Scale
The Global Biodiversity Festival is a virtual weekend with a simple goal of bringing the amazing diversity of life on our planet, live into everyone’s home during these challenging times. Over three days we shared the amazing variety of life on our planet and the scientists, explorers, conservationists and filmmakers documenting and protecting it. We highlighted the weird and the wonderful, conservation challenges, and good news success stories.
Role: Host & Experience Advisor