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SUMMARY:Dome Talks Speaker Series featuring Rosanna Xia
DESCRIPTION:Dome Talks are back! During this summer series held in our iconic dome\, authors\, and scientists from across the region share their work\, research\, and ideas in an informal\, engaging setting. Topics span science\, history\, and the world around us\, offering fresh ways to think about big questions\, from our place in the universe to the forces shaping life on Earth. Dome Talks will take place in the Fisk Gallery. \nThursday\, July 16\, 2026\nRosanna Xia (Los Angeles Times)\nCalifornia Against the Sea: Insights from L.A. Times environmental reporter Rosanna Xia\nIn this Dome Talk\, Los Angeles Times reporter Rosanna Xia will break down her approach to environmental journalism\, with lessons learned on how to communicate issues as complex and overwhelming as climate change. Xia will also introduce her award-winning book\, California Against the Sea\, and share insights from her reporting on sea level rise. \nRosanna Xia is an author\, documentary filmmaker and environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times\, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. Xia was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting\, and her celebrated book on climate change adaptation\, ”California Against the Sea\,” received the PEN America/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award\, a gold medal from the California Book Awards\, and a special citation from the Library of Congress\, among other honors. She has been praised for her investigative reporting and narrative storytelling\, and her journalism has been anthologized in The Best American Science and Nature Writing series. Xia’s most recent project\, the feature documentary ”Out of Plain Sight\,” which she directed and produced\, is a cinematic expansion of one of her most haunting environmental exposés. The documentary has received numerous film festival honors\, including the Audience Choice Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Jackson Wild Media Award for Best Investigative Film. \nTickets are first come first serve. Purchasing ahead on Eventbrite is encouraged. \nGeneral Admission – $20\, plus processing fees \nMembers – $17\, plus processing fees \nParking is free\, and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.
URL:https://museum.sbcounty.gov/event/summer-dome-talks-series-july-2026/
LOCATION:San Bernardino County Museum\, 2024 Orange Tree Lane\, Redlands\, CA\, 92374\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cosmic Nights
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SUMMARY:Dome Talks Speaker Series featuring Riley Black
DESCRIPTION:Dome Talks are back! During this summer series held in our iconic dome\, authors\, and scientists from across the region share their work\, research\, and ideas in an informal\, engaging setting. Topics span science\, history\, and the world around us\, offering fresh ways to think about big questions\, from our place in the universe to the forces shaping life on Earth. Dome Talks will take place in the Fisk Gallery. \nThursday\, June 11\, 2026\nRiley Black\nWhen the Earth Was Green – Tales From Prehistory’s Magnificent Plants\nIf you want to understand the shape of life on Earth\, look to the plants. In this talk based upon her bestselling book When the Earth Was Green\, science writer Riley Black will take you back hundreds of millions of years to forests\, swamps\, and grasslands where plants deeply influenced the evolution of life on our planet. The botanical life of the deep past gave the largest dinosaurs their shape\, created parts of the fossil record through oozing resin that trapped insects\, and formed dense jungles that led our own ancestors to evolve forward-facing eyes and opposable thumbs. Plants of the past represent more than just an ancient garden. They have been longstanding evolutionary partners whose stories we can still touch today. By the end of this talk\, you won’t look at plants the same way again. \nRiley Black is the bestselling and award-winning author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs\, When the Earth Was Green\, and many other books about ancient life. Her reporting on the latest fossil discoveries has appeared in publications including National Geographic\, Smithsonian\, Science\, and more\, and Riley’s been a frequent guest on programs such as NOVA\, Science Friday\, and All Things Considered to discuss what’s new in paleontology. In 2024\, Riley was awarded the Friend of Darwin Award by the National Center for Science Education for her writing and outreach. \nTickets are first come first serve. Purchasing ahead on Eventbrite is encouraged. \nGeneral Admission – $20\, plus processing fees \nMembers – $17\, plus processing fees \nParking is free\, and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.
URL:https://museum.sbcounty.gov/event/summer-dome-talks-series-june-2026/
LOCATION:San Bernardino County Museum\, 2024 Orange Tree Lane\, Redlands\, CA\, 92374\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cosmic Nights
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