MPR News' Bright Ideas with Stephen Smith Welcomes Paleontologist Kristi Curry Rogers March 27 at the UBS Forum

Mar 15, 2012

WHAT: For this installment of the Bright Ideas series, host Steven Smith will talk with Kristy Curry Rogers, a vertebrate paleontologist and assistant professor of geology at Macalester College in St. Paul. They will discuss dinosaur bones, why a handful of sauropods shrunk through the course of evolution and how Rogers reconstructs the lives of these extinct creatures.

More about Kristy Curry Rogers
Kristy Curry Rogers is a vertebrate paleontologist who conducts field research in Montana, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe and teaches at Macalester College. Rogers is most deeply invested in understanding the long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs known as sauropods. This group existed for more than 160 million years, was globally distributed, and included the largest terrestrial vertebrates of all time. As such they are perfect fodder for her interest in dinosaur evolution and offer a wealth of data on the biological consequences of living life at large size.

More about MPR News' "Bright Ideas" series
MPR News' "Bright Ideas" series offers fresh ideas on big issues. Host Stephen Smith invites Minnesota luminaries to talk about their passions with a live studio audience. Smith is also the executive editor and co-creator of American RadioWorks documentary unit and has been awarded the the duPont-Columbia University Gold and Silver Batons.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 27. 7 p.m.

WHERE: The UBS Forum at MPR, 480 Cedar Street, St. Paul

TICKETS: Admission is free, but tickets are required. RSVP online at [link:http://minnesota.publicradio.org/events/ type:ext text:mpr.org/events]. Tickets are first come, first served.