Dino Fest Digging Deeper Dino Discussion
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Suggested for adult audiences and dino enthusiasts.
Events will be broadcast live on NHMLA's YouTube channel. See past events by selecting the Dino Fest at Home Playlist HERE.
Join science communicator Dustin Growick in conversation with the Head of Paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Dr. Lindsay Zanno, as they discuss what it is like discovering new species of dinosaurs and how dinosaurs have inspired people of all ages.
Spanish interpretation will be available with Zoom registration on mobile devices and PCs (not compatible with Chromebooks).
To enable the Spanish interpretation feature in Zoom:
- Open Zoom; once in you will see a button for ‘Interpretation’ on the bottom right of the screen.
- Click the button and choose: ‘Spanish’.
- If you’d prefer for original audio be be muted, choose the ‘Interpretation’ button again and select ‘Mute Original Audio’
Dr. Lindsay Zanno, Head of Paleontology, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences & Associate Research Professor, North Carolina State University
Dr. Lindsay Zanno is one of the world’s leading experts on evolution of theropod dinosaurs and has discovered many new species including Siats, one of the largest predators to have roamed North America, and Moros, the continent's tiniest tyrannosaur.
Dustin Growick, Science Communicator (Moderator)
After graduating with a Masters in Socio-Cultural Anthropology from SUNY Stony Brook, Dustin Growick worked in science education at the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Hall of Science, and as a traditional classroom teacher. After helping build Museum Hack into a million dollar tour business and spearheading its consulting work with cultural institutions across the globe, he now operates independently, specializing in creating unique, engaging, and educational adult museum experiences that attract and capture new audiences.
