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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell
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DESCRIPTION:In an online author talk\, Matt Shindell discusses his new boo
 k "For the Love of Mars." Register to receive the link to join and submit 
 questions..\nhttps://neworleans.libnet.info/event/10646364
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Mars and its secrets have fascinated and m
 ystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility
 \, geologic kinship with Earth\, and potential as our best hope for settle
 ment\, Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space and explorati
 on.&nbsp\;<em>For the Love of Mars</em>&nbsp\;surveys the red planet's pla
 ce in the human imagination\, beginning with ancient astrologers and skywa
 tchers and ending in our present moment of exploration and virtual engagem
 ent.</p>\n<p>Matt Shindell\,&nbsp\;National Air and Space Museum curator\,
  introduces historical figures across eras and around the world who have m
 ade sense of this mysterious planet:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mayan astrologe
 r priests who incorporated Mars into seasonal calendars and religious cere
 monies</li>\n<li>Babylonian astrologers who discerned bad omens</li>\n<li>
 Figures of the Scientific Revolution who struggled to comprehend it as a w
 orld</li>\n<li>Victorian astronomers who sought signs of intelligent life<
 /li>\n<li>20th- and 21st-century scientists who have established a technol
 ogical presence on its surface.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>By focusing on the 
 diverse human stories behind the telescopes and robots\, Shindell shows Ma
 rs exploration has evolved in ways that have also expanded knowledge about
  other facets of the universe.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Matthew Shindell\, Ph.D.\, i
 s a historian of science with a background in science studies. He is Curat
 or of Earth and Planetary Science at the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s National Air
  and Space Museum. He is responsible for the Museum&rsquo\;s collection of
  spacecraft\, instruments\, and other artifacts related to the exploration
  and study of our Earth and solar system. He co-hosts the Museum&rsquo\;s 
 podcast\, <em>AirSpace</em>. He curated the Museum&rsquo\;s permanen
 t exhibition\, Exploring the Planets\, and is leading a curatorial team de
 veloping the exhibition Futures in Space. Shindell is the author of 
 <em>For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet</em> (20
 23) and <em>The Life and Science of Harold C. Urey</em> (2019)
 \, coauthor of <em>Spaceships</em> (2023)\, O<em>ur Futu
 re in Space</em> (2023)\, and <em>Discerning Experts</em>â€
 ¯(2019)\, and co-editor of <em>Smithsonian American Women</em>â€
 ¯(2019). &nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://neworleans.libnet.info/event/10646364
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