Growing Up Cousteau
Jean-Michel Cousteau, the first son of the red-capped captain who brought deep ocean exploration into living rooms worldwide, spoke earlier this month at National Geographic’s Grosvenor Auditorium...
View ArticlePopulation, Exploration: Talk of the Nation at NGS
NPR’s Talk of the Nation returns to National Geographic’s Washington, D.C. headquarters from 2-4 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 6 for a second free NG Live event and radio broadcast. The first hour...
View ArticleIndigenous Lessons for Everyone
As part of the All Roads Film Project here at National Geographic, four films are being presented March 31-April 2, made by women from and about indigenous cultures. Among these are two by celebrated...
View ArticleConservation Never Tasted So Good
From an Evening of Sustainable Seafood Tastings by Chef and NG Fellow Barton Seaver “Avocado Soup with Dill and Smoked Trout” is a delicious way to start a conversation about how we need to save the...
View ArticleThe Sounds of Surfing in Bali
Photograph by Kalani Britto Legendary surfer Rob Machado spent six month riding breakers in Bali. Filmmaker Taylor Steele caught the action on film. This weekend, at a Nat Geo Music Live event, Steele...
View ArticleA Conversation About Child Brides
Photographer Stephanie Sinclair and writer Cynthia Gorney—in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic—investigated the underground world of prearranged child marriage, where girls as young as five...
View ArticleTim Flannery Points the Way to Action at Rio
Tim Flannery has discovered more than 30 mammal species, but the Australian scientist is probably best known for his work on global climate change. The author of The Weather Makers and Here on Earth...
View ArticleCould We Control Other People’s Minds? Should We?
Last week at an NG Live event here at National Geographic Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Emerging Explorer and swarm theory biologist Iain Couzin joined Nobel Laureate and chemist Mario Molina for a...
View ArticleTop 10 “Nat Geo Talks” Videos for 2012
Live presentations have been a part of National Geographic since the Society’s inception in the 19th century, allowing people to embark for an evening on expeditions to the far reaches of the world...
View ArticleChimp & Human Societies: What’s the Key Difference?
At an NG Live event earlier this week, primatologist and NG Explorer Jill Pruetz and Nobel Laureate in Economics Roger Myerson engaged in a conversation around “What Makes a Society Successful?”. After...
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