Living On The Edge of Chaos

149: Kallie Moore and Tales of the Prehistoric World

Episode Summary

In this episode, I am sharing a conversation I had with Kallie Moore. Kallie Moore manages the paleontology collection at the University of Montana and co-host the YouTube channel PBS Eons. She has also consulted for Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park on renovations to the DINOSAUR ride, as well as hosted a livestream for the newly opened Deep Time Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Kallie's debut nonfiction book, Tales of the Prehistoric World: Adventures from the Land of the Dinosaurs, released this fall from Neon Squid books.

Episode Notes

In this episode, I am sharing a conversation I had with Kallie Moore. Kallie Moore manages the paleontology collection at the University of Montana and co-host the YouTube channel PBS Eons. She has also consulted for Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park on renovations to the DINOSAUR ride, as well as hosted a livestream for the newly opened Deep Time Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Kallie's debut nonfiction book, Tales of the Prehistoric World: Adventures from the Land of the Dinosaurs, released this fall from Neon Squid books.

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TOPICS WE EXPLORE

  1. Power of story and throughlines to makes sense of the world
  2. How did Kallie find her way to being a fossil librarian?
  3. How does inquiry and curiosity drive her work?
  4. How did her quality teams form and come to fruition?
  5. The importance of understanding your audience
  6. Process of writing the book

YOUR CHALLENGE

Check out her website to learn not just more about the book, but her course and neuroscience for change.

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  1. Listen with intention and capture your questions and wonderingsProvide space for the provocations that arise from the ideas and share with us for contiued conversation
  2. Reach out via social media and share your answer to your listening of the episode! What resonated with you? Share with me @aaronmaureredu and Kallie

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