Prehistoric Road Trip
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Host of the popular, award-winning YouTube channel ‘The Brain Scoop’, and holder of possibly the best-ever job title, chief curiosity correspondent for the Field Museum in Chicago, Emily Graslie hits the road in this new TV series for PBS and WTTW.
Filmed over nine weeks (and some 6,000 miles) last summer, Emily heads to the heart of North America’s fossil country – the Northern Great Plains, which covers more than 180 million acres, and spans five US states and two Canadian provinces. Here, she journeys back in time and learns about the fossils beneath our feet along with the range of prehistoric creatures, plants and ecosystems that once existed, including primitive bacteria, dinosaurs, ancient fish and mammoths.
She meets the experts studying these prehistoric species and bringing these discoveries to light. Each episode looks at different geologic periods, beginning billions of years ago and coming closer to the modern day. With her genuine enthusiasm, and excellent puns, Emily can make any topic accessible and fun, and does so brilliantly here.
Megan Shersby