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NHMLA Talks | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

Expand your world with talks about science, history, and culture held across the Natural History Family of Museums: the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the La Brea Tar Pits Museum, and t... Read more

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The Feather Thief

The Feather Thief

Author Kirk Wallace Johnson in conversation with NHMLA President Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga about The Feather Thief – A rol... Read more

25 Apr 2018

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Ranked #2

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Tall or Sprawl? Remaking L.A. — of, by, and for the People

Tall or Sprawl? Remaking L.A. — of, by, and for the People

It's the City of Angels, but what kind of city is it? It's a place that, in just a handful of generations, grew from ado... Read more

5 May 2018

1hr 1min

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From Basket Sealant to Black Gold

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To say that oil was "discovered" in Los Angeles in 1892, or even by the Spaniards in 1769, is absolutely absurd. That ig... Read more

7 Apr 2018

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Women’s Ink: A Discussion by and about Women Tattooists

Women’s Ink: A Discussion by and about Women Tattooists

Two celebrated artists and a historian discuss the challenges women have faced in breaking into a traditionally male pro... Read more

13 Apr 2018

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Returning to Grandmother’s Beauty: Indigenous Women’s Journey of Tattoo

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The Clime in California has been enriched by the emboldened indigenous women and their journey returning to facial tatto... Read more

30 Mar 2018

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RAINFORESTS – THEY'RE NOT JUST ABOUT THE TREES

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Shake it Off

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About 15 million years ago, Los Angeles was at the bottom of the ocean. Climate change means land that’s been high and d... Read more

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H2-Uh-Oh

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About 15 million years ago, Los Angeles was at the bottom of the ocean. Climate change means land that’s been high and d... Read more

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Higher and Drier

Higher and Drier

The amount of water on Earth hasn’t changed appreciably since Caesar and Cleopatra took a little cruise on the Nile. But... Read more

6 Apr 2019

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The Flames in Our Future

The Flames in Our Future

In the past, fires often renewed and even enriched California, like a mythical phoenix. But California feels only menace... Read more

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“That was then. This is now. History of PostNatural Selection”

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Bright Green, Big City: Urban Livability Amid Climate Crisis

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There’s No Place That’s Home: Humans in Extreme-Climate Places

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3 Feb 2019

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Your Money or Your Life? Climate Change’s tradeoffs in $ and €

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Life on the Move: Science and Implications of Migration

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All plants and animals, including humans, move during their lifetimes, but some take truly harrowing or magnificent jour... Read more

5 Oct 2018

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Book Launch - This Is (Not) L.A.

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NHM celebrated the launch of This Is (Not) L.A.: An Insider’s Guide to the Real Los Angeles: Debunking the Clichés, Crus... Read more

21 Sep 2018

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Four Wheels, Two Wheels, No Wheels

Four Wheels, Two Wheels, No Wheels

L.A.’s first car hit the street 120 years ago, and through the smog and spaghetti-bowl freeways, L.A. is renowned for it... Read more

2 Jun 2018

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Play It Again, L.A.

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The same year L.A. outlawed bullfighting, in 1860, it played its first baseball game. Now we’re one of the only three-pe... Read more

3 Mar 2018

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A Conversation With Dr. Beverly

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On the 20th anniversary of Beverly Daniel Tatum’s 1997 book on the complexity of race relations—Why Are All the Black Ki... Read more

5 Feb 2018

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Ancient Ink: The Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Tattooing

Ancient Ink: The Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Tattooing

Join world traveler and anthropologist Dr. Lars Krutak, The Tattoo Hunter, as he shares his ongoing journey to understan... Read more

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