Finding Solace in Nature with Maddalena Bearzi
May 18, 2023 | 9:00 am
Join us at RevelEleven, as marine biologist Maddalena Bearzi helps us find reprieve from stress and curate daily wonder at the natural world in our own backyards.
When pandemic lockdowns stopped the world on a dime, seafaring scientist Maddalena Bearzi went from exploring the mysteries of the marine mammals teeming off the shore of L.A. to a life inside, re-discovering the nourishing connections of nature in her own backyard.
Bearzi joins us in conversation to help us find solace in nature in our own backyard and to talk about her new book, Stranded: Finding Nature in Uncertain Times. She describes the therapeutic power of nature and the ease we can feel when we unguard our hearts and minds to accept what nature offers.
Whether it be cultivating a drought-resistant garden on a carbon-zero budget or observing the insectile social systems and avian courtships thrumming in her backyard, Bearzi will help us curate a daily wonder at the natural world and celebrate the marvel of ordinary wildlife with warmth and charisma.
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Maddalena Bearzi
Maddalena Bearzi is president and cofounder of Ocean Conservation Society. She holds a PhD in biology and a postdoctorate from UCLA, and she has been involved in studying marine mammals, with a conservation bias, since 1990. Her research on dolphins and whales off California represents one of the longest investigations worldwide. She has published several scientific peer-reviewed papers, and she is coauthor of Beautiful Minds: The Parallel Lives of Great Apes and Dolphins (Harvard University Press) and author of Dolphin Confidential: Confessions of a Field Biologist (University of Chicago Press). Her work and books have been covered by CNN, NPR, KPCC, Al Jazeera America, the Hallmark Channel, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Huffington Post, and American Scientist, among others. Bearzi has also been a writer for numerous media, including National Geographic. Born and raised in Italy, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and dog. Photo credit: Charlie Saylan.
