'Birth of Planet Earth' premieres at UAA Planetarium this Friday, May 20
by UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theater |
We are excited to announce a new premiere at the UAA Planetarium! We have been waiting over two years to show this film on our theater. Special guest, Dr. Brandon Briggs, will be presenting after each showing.
Birth of Planet Earth
Friday, May 20
6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
About the film:
"Birth of Planet Earth" tells the twisted tale of our planet’s origins. Scientists
now believe that our galaxy is filled with solar systems, including up to a billion
planets roughly the size of our own. The film employs advanced, data-driven, cinematic-quality
visualizations to explore some of the greatest questions in science today: How did
Earth become a living planet in the wake of our solar system’s violent birth? What
does its history tell us about our chances of finding other worlds that are truly
Earth-like?
About the speaker:
Brandon R. Briggs is an associate professor in biological sciences at the University
of Alaska Anchorage. He is also core director of the Advanced Instrumentation in Microbiome
Studies (AIMS) core facility. His research is highly interdisciplinary and has both
a geomicrobiology and applied microbiology focus using molecular, physiological, microscopic
and bioinformatic techniques to understand how microbes respond to environmental conditions
and in turn how microbes can modify their environment.
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