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Florida Matters: Enchanted Earth

The Tampa Theatre recently hosted "Enchanted Earth: An Evening with Syliva Earle and Meg Lowman." The conversation with two of America’s most beloved explorers and conservationists was moderated by  was moderated by WUSF's Susan Giles Wantuck.

This week on Florida Matters (Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 at 7:30 a.m.), we are bringing you highlights of the stories shared by Dr. Sylvia Earle, an explorer in residence at National Geographic Society and founder of Mission Blue, and Margaret "Canopy Meg" Lowman, chief of Science & Sustainability at the California Academy of Sciences.

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They talk about how they became interested in their fields, the challenge of being females in science and how to encourage 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdnfW-_mXMM&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeGV9rVRCj4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3M68CXhq50

Lottie Watts was our Florida Matters producer from 2012 to 2016. She also covers health and health policy for WUSF's Health News Florida .
I love telling stories about my home state. And I hope they will help you in some way and maybe even lift your spirits.