National Geographic Live: Discovering the Galápagos with Alex Hearn
Marine ecologist shares groundbreaking research on Darwin's finches, giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and whale shark migrations.
Why we picked this
A rare window into one of Earth's most important natural laboratories for evolutionary science — from someone who works there.
The Galápagos Islands are where Darwin’s theory of evolution first took shape, and they remain one of the most important living laboratories for understanding how species adapt. Marine ecologist Alex Hearn has spent years researching the archipelago’s unique wildlife — from the finches that inspired Darwin to whale sharks that migrate thousands of miles through the surrounding waters.
National Geographic Live brings Hearn to Benaroya Hall in Seattle with the kind of visuals you’d expect from NatGeo: stunning underwater footage, close-up wildlife encounters, and the scale of the Pacific rendered in a way that makes the science feel immediate.
This is part of NatGeo’s touring speaker series, which pairs working scientists with production values that make their research cinematic.