The Future of Exploration
Discovering the Uncharted Frontiers of Science, Technology, and Human Potential
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Exploration is about discovering new places, understandings and species and so much more. Sometimes it means going to old places and seeing them with new eyes and revealing hidden truths. Sometimes it involves looking back, understanding the past, and reaching from the darkness into the light. One thing is certain: despite the impressive extent of our accumulated knowledge, we have barely scratched the surface of our understanding of our world.
Who are the people pushing the boundaries of knowledge? Who are the explorers? Some wear crampons and climb mountains; some dive to the deepest ocean depths or soar as astronauts in space. Others make their monumental discoveries while working at computers and microscopes or while studying the human brain and chimpanzee behavior. Others are focused on the survival of the planet. How will we find and nurture the next generation of explorers, and who will undertake that important task? The head-spinning pace at which new technologies are being developed and applied, from Lidar to AI to gene editing, is already changing how we explore. How will technology allow us to better understand and protect our planet?
In The Future of Exploration, Terry Garcia and Chris Rainier gather some of the world’s leading explorers, scientists, conservationists, futurists, and thinkers to discuss the next frontiers of exploration. To the backdrop of remarkable photographs that take us to the bottom of the ocean, to the highest mountains on earth, far out into space, and everywhere in between, these passionate voices reveal the wonder of human exploration and ingenuity and share their vision and hope for the future.
All proceeds from the sale of the book will be distributed as grants for future explorers. Join us in supporting the future of exploration.
Dr. Robert Ballard, Ocean Explorer
Dr. Katy Croff Bell, Deep-Sea Explorer
Professor Lee R. Berger, Paleoanthropologist
Sir Richard Branson, Entrepreneur and Space Explorer
Hans Peter Brøndmo, Entrepreneur and Google X Roboticist
Dan Buettner, Explorer and Blue Zone Specialist
Jimmy Chin, Mountain Athlete and Photographer
Yvon Chouinard, Activist and Iconoclastic Businessman
Dr. Wade Davis, Writer and Anthropologist
David de Rothschild, Explorer and Storyteller
Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, Ocean Conservationist
Dr. Christopher T. Fisher, Archaeologist
Dr. Keolu Fox, Genome Scientist
Terry Garcia, Explorer, Storyteller, and Policy Advisor
Dr. Jane Goodall, Ethologist and Activist
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Archaeologist and Egyptologist
Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman, Astrophysicist and Astronaut
Dereck Joubert, Filmmaker and Conservationist
Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Wildlife Conservationist
Dr. Krithi K. Karanth, Environmental Scientist
Dr. Louise Leakey, Paleoanthropologist
Sven-Olof Lindblad, Entrepreneur and Explorer
Dr. Simon Longstaff, Exploration Ethicist
Wasfia Nazreen, Adventurer and Climber
Nemonte Nenquimo, Waorani Leader and Activist
Jan Nijman, Geographer
Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya, Educator and Social Activist
Dr. Sarah Parcak, Archaeologist and Egyptologist
Dr. Carolyn Porco, Planetary Scientist and Explorer
Travis Price, Architect and Philosopher
Chris Rainier, Explorer and Photographer
Dr. Sammy Ramsey, Entomologist
Dr. Enric Sala, Ocean Conservationist
Paul Salopek, Writer and Explorer
Dr. Paul Sereno, Palaeontologist
Nainoa Thompson, Explorer and Master Navigator
Kris Tompkins, Conservationist
Erik Weihenmayer, Athlete and Climber
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Terry Garcia
Terry Garcia was the Executive Vice President and Chief Science and Exploration Officer for the National Geographic Society for seventeen years and was responsible for the Society’s core mission programs, including those that supported and managed more than 300 scientific field research, conservation, and exploration projects annually.
Chris Rainier
Chris Rainier is a documentary photographer and filmmaker and a National Geographic Explorer. In the early 1980s, Chris was Ansel Adams’ last photographic assistant and helped Adams with the use of his photography to help conserve many of the American National Parks.
Upcoming Events
Tues, Feb 27 2024
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Friday, March 22 2024
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Wed, Nov 15 2023
Warren County Public Library /
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Sat, Jan 13 2024
The Explorers Club (California) /
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Both Terry Garcia and Chris Rainier are available to present their lecture, The Future of Exploration: Inspirational Stories and Lessons for the Future. Contact us for more information.
MENTIONED
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Proud to write the foreword for The Future of Exploration. The world’s top scientists and explorers share what motivates them, what is left to explore, why the 21st century will be the greatest age of exploration in human history, and why it matters.
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Riveting adventure tales by Jane Goodall, Sylvia Earle, Bob Ballard, Louise Leakey, Zahi Hawass, Yvon Chouinard, and more await you in "The Future of Exploration." So very proud to be a part of it!
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AMAZING. 38 stories. All so different. All fascinating. I loved it.
CONTACT
For any media inquiries, interviews, lectures, book openings, and special events, please contact Terry Garcia and Chris Rainier: