College of the Atlantic's Summer Institute is an annual ideas festival held on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Let's think about this.

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Dr. Michael Bogenschutz, leading researcher on psilocybin therapy, will speak at COA's Summer Institute on psychedelics & mental health. Learn about the promising applications of psychedelics for mental health conditions on August 4th. #ReimagingExploration
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Excited to announce that Betsy Richards, Executive Director of the Abbe Museum and Senior Partner with Wabanaki Nations, joins the COA Summer Institute for a conversation on Indigenous Futures and Perspectives. @BetsyTRic #ReimagingExploration
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Join Courtney J. Martin & Andy Goldsworthy in conversation on the natural/cultural divide through art. Explore the intersection of art & nature on August 2nd at COA's Summer Institute. #ReimagingExploration #SummerInstitute
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Join Nadia Rosenthal, Scientific Director of The Jackson Laboratory, to discuss the complex relationship between humans & viruses. Learn how our evolving understanding of viruses is redefining our conception of human identity & community living on August 1st.
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COA is pleased to welcome Keolu Fox, Genome Scientist and National Geographic Explorer, to the 2023 Summer Institute. Fox joins Kiliii Yüyan and Betsy Richards for our first session, Expanding Exploration: Indigenous Futures and Perspectives.
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Excited to announce that Kiliii Yuyan, photographer and National Geographic Explorer, will be joining this year's Summer Institute for Expanding Exploration: Indigenous Futures and Perspectives. #ReimagingExploration #SummerInstitute
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Join Manoush Zomorodi & Dr. Michael Bogenschutz to discuss the transformative potential of psychedelic therapies. Learn about the latest insights from a decade-long renaissance in psychedelic research on August 2nd at COA's Summer Institute. #SummerInstitute
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Join Andy Revkin, acclaimed environmental journalist, at COA Summer Institute. Interview with legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle on Aug 4th. Their session 'Our Ocean: Lessons from the Deep' wraps up a festival on reimagining exploration. #ReimagingExploration
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Dr. Nirav Shah, Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. CDC, will speak at COA's Summer Institute on viruses & the boundaries between humans & non-humans. Join us on August 1st to learn more about how viruses shape our understanding of what it means to be human.
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Exciting news! Renowned science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, known for his Mars trilogy, will be joining the COA Summer Institute for Space: Our Last Great Commons. @ksrinfo #ReimagingExploration #SummerInstitute
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Excited to welcome back Dr. Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO of the National Geographic Society, for a second year at COA Summer Institute! Join us as she speaks with renowned paleoanthropologist Lee Berger, National Geographic Explorer in Residence. #ReimagingExploration
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Exciting news! Join us at the COA Summer Institute as we welcome Lee Berger, renowned paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer in Residence. Don't miss his captivating talk, "Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins.
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Thrilled to have Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer and National Geographic Society Explorer in Residence, joining us at the COA Summer Institute for the session "Our Ocean: Lessons from the Deep." @dr.sylviaearle #ReimagingExploration #SummerInstitute
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Excited to announce that Moriba Jah, a distinguished astrodynamicist, National Geographic Explorer, and MacArthur Fellow, will be a keynote speaker at the Summer Institute's "Space: Our Last Great Commons" session. #ReimagingExploration #SummerInstitute
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Join us for a conversation with renowned artist, sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist Andy Goldsworthy! Goldsworthy will discuss his work and his passion for exploring the natural/cultural divide through art. @GoldsworthyAndy
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Join Amanda Stent, director of Colby College's Davis Institute for AI, & Aza Raskin at the 2023 Summer Institute: Reimagining Exploration as they explore the intersection of the human mind, AI, and ethics. @astent #ReimagingExploration #SummerInstitute
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Join historian Adam Goodheart and fellow speakers Vishvajit Pandya and Ted Widmer for a discussion on North Sentinel Island and the human desire for connection. #ReimagingExploration #SummerInstitute
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From July 31-August 4, join College of the Atlantic and the National Geographic Society for the 2023 Summer Institute: Reimagining Exploration. coa.edu/giving/summer-instit…
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Learn more about what Dunnavant has discovered while exploring the ocean in the full-length session of Into the Depths, available on YouTube.
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To learn more about Billion Oyster Project, watch the full session of Community and Climate Resilience on Summer Institute's YouTube channel.
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