Join us for a screening of the Tangled Bank Studios & Smithsonian Channel’s film “Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink”, and a discussion with Tangled Bank executive producer David Elisco, the lead researcher on the film, Dr. Laura Helft. Followed by special music performance of “The Sounds of Climate Change”.
Film Synopsis: Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink joins scientists around the globe in search of answers to two of the most dramatic mass extinctions: the “K/T Extinction,” which wiped out the dinosaurs, and “The Great Dying,” which 250 million years ago annihilated nearly 90% of all Earth’s species. The film travels from the mountains of Italy to the coasts of Spain, from the wilds of China to rugged Siberian taiga. Along the way, investigators gather clues from ancient bones, clay, crystals and rock as they attempt to create long-lost worlds. And the story they piece together is astounding.
Featured Presenters:
David Elisco
Laura Helft
