Videos

Big History Anthropocene Conference

Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

11/12/2016

David Grinspoon explores humanity’s long-term prospects from a cosmic perspective. He talks about the 4 categories of planetary change and their link to the role of life on the planet: random, biological catastrophes, inadvertent catastrophes and intentional changes.

SETI Talks

SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA

02/17/15

David discusses the Anthropocene Epoch in his SETI Talk

All Science Considered

Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA

02/13/15

PART 1

PART 2

A Valentine from Venus! David shares the discoveries of the Venus Express mission in two parts! Enjoy!

TEDx-Gramercy

Baruch College, New York, NY

9/27/14

David discusses the Earth as being a living system, examining it through its history and how life and humans have shaped and changed Earth’s appearance over time, in a TEDx talk titled “Planetary Changes of the fourth kind”.

Library of Congress

Kluge Center, Washington, DC

1/28/14

Watch a public conversation between leading astrobiology scholars David Grinspoon and Dr. Steven Dick discussing The Search for Life in the Universe and its implications for humanity. The discussion was held at the John W. Kluge Center and was moderated by Joel Achenbach.

The Sagan Lecture

American Geologic Union (AGU), Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

12/12/13

David gives the distinguished Sagan Lecture, titled ‘Terra Sapiens: The Role of Science in Fostering a Wisely Managed Earth’ at the annual AGU conference. Click image below for the recording.

Terra Sapiens

Library of Congress, Kluge Center, Washington DC

10/31/13

David examines choices facing humanity as we enter the Anthropocene Era, the epoch when human activities are becoming a defining characteristic of the physical nature and functioning of Earth, in his lecture titled Terra Sapiens: The Human Chapter in the History of the Earth.

The Longevity of Human Civilization

Library of Congress, Kluge Center, Washington DC

9/12/13

PART ONE

PART TWO

PART THREE

PART FOUR

David curates a day long event with prominent scientists, humanists, journalists, and authors to explore these questions from a wide range of perspectives, and to discuss the future of human civilization in an anthropocene world. (The recordings are broken up into four sections, click the images below to view recordings).

Comparative Climatology Symposium

NASA HQ in Washington, DC

5/7/13

David presents on the subject of comparative climatology and it’s importance as an emerging area of research. Click the image for the video.

The Great Exoplanet Debate

Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon 2012), Atlanta, Georgia

4/17/12

David participates as moderator in a plenary session titled: The Great Exoplanet Debate – which has a full length recording and has also been scribed into nine sections. Click the image below for the full recording of the debate and click above for the text version of each part:

9/14/12 – New York, NY – Neil & co-host Eugene Mirman are joined by Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman and astrobiologist David Grinspoon at the Bell House in Brookyn to discuss the the Curiosity Mars Rover and the exploration of Mars.

Bill Nye

Boulder Theater, Boulder, Colorado

6/26/12

Bill Nye hosts the public event “Climate Change on Earth and on Other Planets” a panel discussion at the Boulder Theater. David is featured at 1 hr:14 min

Dr Lynn Margulis Memorial

David remembers Dr. Lynn Margulis at her memorial. Skip to 2:45 to hear David’s speech appears at 2:45.

Plenary Debate

Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, GA

4/17/12-
At the Astrobiology Science Conference, David moderates the Plenary Debate. Watch the debate (here) titled Expanding the Habitable Zone -The Hunt for ExoPlanets Now and Into the Future – with guest panelists Drs. Dirk Schulze-Makuch (Washington State University), Sara Seager (MIT), Vickie Meadows (University of Washington), and Eric Ford (University of Florida).

A Perspective on Climate Change

Case Western University

4/4/12

At Case Western University, Grinspoon presents an interplanetary perspective on climate change. What happened to the lost oceans of Venus and Mars? In this 90-minute lecture, Grinspoon discusses how studying the evolution of other planets contributes to understanding and predicting climate change on Earth. He leads us on a journey through the solar system—and deep time—discovering runaway greenhouses, snowball planets, and the long-term fate of Earth.

The House Band of the Universe: Life Out There.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science

In 2010 and 2011 David Grinspoon preformed several shows called “Life Out There” at the Gates Planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. “Life Out There” is a blend of science, visualizations and live music. David narrates a journey through the cosmos, traveling from the Big Bang through time, zooming in our our galaxy and solar system. The performance is set to beautiful visualizations conducted by Ka Chun Yu, curator of Space Science at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, as well as to live music performed by the “The House Band of the Universe” in which David also plays electric guitar. Of the several shows performed, one was recorded and edited to capture the experience. You can experience the entire show above or view each of the four movements separately here.Life Out There (Full Performance) from DMNS on Vimeo.

Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society

Dartmouth University

5/27/11

At Dartmouth University at the 2011 Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society, David talks about “What is Life, and How Should We Look for it Elsewhere in the Universe?”

Planetary Climates

Madison, Wisconsin

8/31/10

David gives a public lecture in Madison during the International Workshop on Venus Exploration

Science Bites: Vulcanism on Venus

5/24/10

An episode from Science Bites – A short film series at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, David talks about recent evidence for vulcanism on Venus.