National Geographic Live: Battling Bloodsuckers with Ryan Carney

Field Hall Presents: National Geographic Live, Battling Bloodsuckers with Ryan Carney Thursday, October 29th @ 7PM | Donna M. Morris Theater *Tickets $29.50 – $49.50 Youth, $19.50 Youth | CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Get your Nat Geo Live bundle and save 20% on all three upcoming events in this series! *Our ticketing platform Ludus charges a 5% service fee for all card transactions. To avoid this fee, visit our Box Office at 201 W. Front Street and pay via cash or check. Hours: Monday-Saturday 10AM-2PM. Financial assistance available – click here to apply Live speaker series! National Geographic Live brings Explorers from the field to your city, live on stage. Epidemiologist Ryan Carney connects the fascinating world of bloodsucking creatures to a sci-fi approach to infectious disease research, with breakthroughs aided by AI. Throughout human history, bloodsuckers have sparked fear, but there’s a reason so many animals rely on the blood of other species. Epidemiologist and National Geographic Explorer Ryan Carney reveals the incredible stories of bats, mosquitoes, and more of nature’s vampires. We go on assignment to find out how these animals inspire his sci-fi approach to understanding infectious diseases, and explore how Al and citizen science are helping to unlock a new era of human health. ABOUT RYAN CARNEY Ryan Carney is a 2017 National Geographic Emerging Explorer and an associate professor of digital science at the University of South Florida. From his previous days fronting a punk band on Warped Tour to interning at Google, Carney blends his diverse backgrounds in art, music, science and technology to help inspire the next generation of STEAM students in and out of the classroom. Carney’s research has been published in Nature and featured in The New York Times and popular science books, and his art and science have appeared in museums and National Geographic magazine. Carney has bachelor’s degrees in art and honors biology from University of California Berkeley, a Master of Business Administration and Masters of Public Health from Yale University, and a Master of Science and Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from Brown University. Our mission is to make art accessible to everyone. Financial assistance is available for this event through our #fieldhallforall program. Patrons can request a discount of up to 100%. Click here to apply for financial assistance.