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Date
November 3, 2009
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Chicago, IL
- Price Single event tickets start at $22
Inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888
Photograph by Karen Kasmauski
Karen Kasmauski
Photograph courtesy Karen KasmauskiFor 20 years, Karen Kasmauski has been National Geographic’s go-to photographer for large-scale global health stories—including pandemic disease, human migration, obesity, and Alzheimer’s. She is known for presenting heartwarming tales of health care workers around the world who summon creativity, original thinking, and cultural sensitivity to address the urgent needs of communities often embroiled in crisis. In her latest book, Nurse: A World of Care, Kasmauski shares moving stories about the heroic efforts of community medical professionals—“frontline soldiers” in the war against suffering and disease—from the frozen rivers of Alaska to the slums of Nairobi to the hamlets of Appalachia.
In this era of great unrest and sweeping change, Kasmauski’s stories of hope strike a resonant chord.
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Wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen shares images of the polar regions and their wildlife.
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Paleontologist Daniel Fisher reports on the discovery of the almost-perfectly preserved body of a baby mammoth.
Photographer James Balog shares startling images documenting shrinking glaciers around the world.
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