BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190724T230000Z DTEND:20190725T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Science Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson and Abraham Miller-Rushing DESCRIPTION:Join preeminent science fiction author and environmentalist Kim Stanley Robinson for a talk about the environment\, science and more at the Jesup Memorial Library. Robinson\, who is a Hugo\, Nebula\, and Locus award winner\, will be in conversation with Abraham Miller-Rushing\, the science coordinator at Acadia National Park\, on Wednesday\, July 24 at 7 p.m. \n\n \n\nRobinson and Miller-Rushing will talk about Henry David Thoreau as well as his role as a citizen scientist\, whose data is still used today. They will also discuss Miller-Rushing's work on assisted migration\, which includes experiments in Acadia and Miller-Rushing's work with citizen scientists. Robinson was a contributor to "Naming Mt. Thoreau" a book about the efforts of writers\, including Robinson\, to name an unnamed peak in the Sierra Nevada's after Thoreau. \n\n \n\nRobinson is a New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books\, including the Mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed "Forty Signs of Rain\," "The Years of Rice and Salt "and "2312." His newest book "Red Moon" is a novel about space exploration and political revolution. In 2008\, he was named a "Hero of the Environment" by Time magazine\, and he works with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute. Robinson is a member of the Jesup Memorial Library's honorary committee. \n\n \n\n \n\nFor more information contact the Jesup at 207-288-4245. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join preeminent science fiction author and environmentalist Kim Stanley Robinson for a talk about the environment\, science and more at the Jesup Memorial Library. Robinson\, who is a Hugo\, Nebula\, and Locus award winner\, will be in conversation with Abraham Miller-Rushing\, the science coordinator at Acadia National Park\, on Wednesday\, July 24 at 7 p.m.
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\nRobinson and Miller-Rushing will talk about Henry David Thoreau as well as his role as a citizen scientist\, whose data is still used today. They will also discuss Miller-Rushing&rsquo\;s work on assisted migration\, which includes experiments in Acadia and Miller-Rushing&rsquo\;s work with citizen scientists. Robinson was a contributor to &ldquo\;Naming Mt. Thoreau&rdquo\; a book about the efforts of writers\, including Robinson\, to name an unnamed peak in the Sierra Nevada&rsquo\;s after Thoreau.
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\nRobinson is a New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books\, including the Mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed &ldquo\;Forty Signs of Rain\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Years of Rice and Salt &ldquo\;and &ldquo\;2312.&rdquo\; His newest book &ldquo\;Red Moon&rdquo\; is a novel about space exploration and political revolution. In 2008\, he was named a &ldquo\;Hero of the Environment&rdquo\; by Time magazine\, and he works with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute. Robinson is a member of the Jesup Memorial Library&rsquo\;s honorary committee.
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\nFor more information contact the Jesup at 207-288-4245. \; LOCATION:Jesup Memorial Library\, 34 Mt. Desert St.\, Bar Harbor\, ME 04609 UID:e.3061.14252 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260427T175800Z URL:https://www.visitbarharbor.com/events/details/science-conversation-with-kim-stanley-robinson-and-abraham-miller-rushing-14252 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR