{"id":108274,"date":"2024-12-12T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;eventDate=2025-10-16#038;eventDate=2025-05-15#038;p=105434"},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:26:30","slug":"science-cafe-ryan-tucker","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/science-cafe-ryan-tucker\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Caf\u00e9: Impressionist Earth: How Geologists Turn Fragments into Paleontological Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-114360 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ryantucker-e1759500575481-401x500.jpg\" alt=\"portrait photo of a bearded man wearing a pink hat that says Stellenbosch University, sunglasses and a green shirt with an orange jacket. Behind him is a mountainous desert landscape.\" width=\"401\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ryantucker-e1759500575481-401x500.jpg 401w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ryantucker-e1759500575481-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ryantucker-e1759500575481-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ryantucker-e1759500575481-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ryantucker-e1759500575481.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grab a bite from the Daily Planet Caf\u00e9 and join host Chris Smith for our monthly Science Caf\u00e9. Gather with other curious minds at this after-hours event for an informal presentation and conversation about current science topics with guest experts. The Daily Planet Caf\u00e9 is open 5\u20138pm with a full menu during the Science Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join in-person or <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/wf9xLQXdpWY\">watch the livestream.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight&#8217;s Topic<\/strong><br \/>\nLike an impressionist painting, Earth\u2019s history comes into focus when individual brushstrokes\u2014sedimentology, geochronology, chemistry, and taphonomy\u2014are linked together. By combining these fragments, Dr. Ryan Tucker reconstructs lost worlds, revealing how ancient landscapes, climates, and ecosystems evolved through deep time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight&#8217;s Expert<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Ryan Tucker is a geologist from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and a research associate with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Dr. Tucker studies how ancient landscapes and ecosystems responded to extreme climate change during the age of dinosaurs. His work focuses on the Mid-Cretaceous, a time when Earth experienced one of its hottest greenhouse climates. By combining traditional fieldwork with cutting-edge techniques, including dating fossil dinosaur eggshells, he builds precise timelines of how climate shaped environments and biodiversity. Ryan has co-led field expeditions across Mongolia, Africa, and North America, uncovering clues about ancient life and climate. 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