The Titanosaur, Patagotitan mayorum, is the largest-known dinosaur to ever walk the Earth—weighing more than 10 African elephants. How did it get so big? How did it dominate the prehistoric landscape for millions of years? And what can this extinct animal teach us about our own future on this planet? Join paleontologist Diego Pol as he explores these questions and recounts his journey leading the team that discovered the Museum’s Titanosaur.

This SciCafe took place at the Museum on May 1, 2019.

SciCafe: Why Dinosaurs Matter with Diego Pol

The worlds’ oceans have changed dramatically in the 50+ years that marine ecologist Jeremy Jackson has been studying them. Overfishing, pollution, and climate change have converted once-thriving ecosystems like coral reefs and mangrove forests into slime-covered wastelands. But Dr. Jackson has shed his former nickname of ”Dr. Doom” and now focuses on the remarkable resilience of the oceans–if only humans can give them time and space to recover.

This SciCafe took place at the Museum on June 5, 2019.

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SciCafe: The Future of Our Oceans with Jeremy Jackson

Humans have domesticated plants and animals for agriculture for thousands of years. What is less well-known is that plants and the chemicals they produce for defense have also had a significant effect on human biology and evolution. 

Join anthropologist Fatimah Jackson to discuss the fascinating story of co-evolution between plants and humans, and learn how the new field of epigenetics is helping us understand how these interaction over time have altered the course of human history. 

This SciCafe took place at the Museum on December 4, 2013.

SciCafe: How Plants Domesticated Humans with Fatimah Jackson

Current science and the latest research from scientists at New York City’s American Museum of Natural History and guest speakers.

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