How to stay alive for 10,000 years.
How to stay alive for 10,000 years. takes place on Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM (PDT) at Hotspells Rocks and Minerals in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets are $0 + on Eventbrite.
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Geomicrobiologist Drew Steen explores microbes living deep within Earth's rocks and ocean mud. The lecture examines how these organisms survive with minimal energy while answering questions from the audience.
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Learn about the microbes miles under our feet, what they are doing, and why it matters. Drew Steen is a geomicrobiologist and an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Earth Sciences at University of Southern California. He grew up in North Carolina, got his Ph.D. in Marine Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, and worked in Denmark and at the University of Tennessee prior to coming to Los Angeles two years ago. He's interested in how the microbes that live in the Earth's subsurface - deep within the rocks under our feet and the mud at the bottom of the ocean - manage to stay alive in the face of vanishingly little energy availability. Doors open at 6:30 pm Lecture 7-8 pm followed by Q&A Please arrive early. Walk-in's welcome if room allows. Seating is limited with addtional standing room available.
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- When
- Thu, Sep 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM (PDT)
- Where
- Hotspells Rocks and Minerals
- Address
- 3018 North Coolidge Avenue #Unit D, Los Angeles, CA 90039
- Price
- $0 +
- Genre
- Panel & Seminar
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- When is How to stay alive for 10,000 years.?
- Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM PDT.
- How much are tickets for How to stay alive for 10,000 years.?
- Tickets are $0 +.
- Where is How to stay alive for 10,000 years.?
- Hotspells Rocks and Minerals, 3018 North Coolidge Avenue #Unit D, Los Angeles, CA 90039, Los Angeles, CA.
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