Ferris Jabr (He Him)

Ferris Jabr is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of "Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life," which reviewers have described as an “electrifying” and “infectiously poetic” “masterwork of journalism” that “earns its place alongside the best of today’s essential popular science books, as well as acknowledged classics.” He has also written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, National Geographic and Scientific American, among other publications.

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Awards: Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant, MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship, Society of Professional Journalists Kunkel Award, Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023, 2020, 2014

Communities: LGBTQ+, Mixed Race

Life on Our Earth

Authors Jabr and Schlanger sit with scientist Brad Story and discuss all of the wonderful complexities that led to life on earth, including the biological creativity behind plants and the confluence of rock, water and air coming together to form our planet.

Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195)  
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Science City (following presentation)  

Panelists: Ferris Jabr, Zoe Schlanger
Moderator: Brad Story

Our Living Planet

All life on the planet earth, from the largest mammals to the smallest microorganisms, and the plants which sustain it all, is intricately connected. Join acclaimed science writers for a discussion of our living planet and what we can learn about our earth when we understand how it is all connected.

WNPA Stage (Seats 146)  
Sun, Mar 16, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Nature / Environment
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - National Parks (following presentation)  

Panelists: Leigh Ann Henion, Ferris Jabr, Zoe Schlanger
Moderator: Carol Schwalbe

Book:

Becoming Earth

How Our Planet Came to Life
Science / Medicine / Technology
Random House Publishing Group
June 2024
ISBN 9780593133972
304 pages