"Exploring Dangerous Places" with Ella Al-Shamahi
Schedule
Tue Apr 04 2023 at 07:00 pm
Location
Kingsbury Hall | Salt Lake City, UT
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Ella Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer, paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist, stand-up comic, TV personality, and author of The Handshake. She will present NHMU's 2023 Lecture Series keynote talk "Exploring Dangerous Places" at 7 p.m. on April 4 at Kingsbury Hall. Al-Shamahi specializes in Neanderthals, caves, and research in hostile, disputed, and dangerous territories. Her expected challenges of expeditions and cave excavations are often compounded with the avoidance of landmines or demand for disguises, among other risks. She almost exclusively works in places where it is hard to get insurance, such as Iraq, Yemen, Nagorno-Karabakh, and places she can't publicly admit to. Yet Al-Shamahi knows the risks are worthwhile to overcome what she describes as science's "geography problem," given that so much of the planet’s scientific potential is hidden away in regions off limits to most scientists.
Join us for a fascinating evening of exploration with Al-Shamahi at 7 p.m. on April 4. Tickets for the in-person lecture at Kingsbury Hall are $20 for general admission and $10 for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UID.
Reserve your tickets by clicking the link here: https://nhmu.utah.edu/keynote
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Where is it happening?
Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle,Salt Lake City,UT,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
