Once Upon a Planet!
Mon 19 May
|The Orange Art and Book Cafe
Long ago, in a world teeming with giants, the skies darkened and the Earth changed forever. From ancient mass extinctions to the fall of the dinosaurs, and the twin tales of Earth and Mars shaped by fire and ice- this is a saga written in stone and fossil. Join us for this dramatic saga evening.
Time & Location
19 May 2025, 18:00 – 21:00
The Orange Art and Book Cafe, 2nd floor, Above Reliance Fresh Seasons Road, Aundh, PUNE 411007
About the event
Shraddha Bhurkunde, IISER Pune: Blasts from the Past: Let's talk about Dinosaur Doomsday! What really led to the end of the dinosaurs? Was it an asteroid, volcanic eruptions, or something else? Join me as we explore a tale of sudden change, survival, and scientific sleuthing. Hamsa Padmanabhan, University of Geneva : Lessons from the Earth's deadliest extinctions During its 4.5 billion-year-old history, our planet has been witness to at least five major extinctions. Of these, the most destructive one was called the Permian Triassic Mass Extinction (PTME), which took place around 252 million years ago and destroyed about 96% of all marine and 70% of all terrestrial species. But how did such a large-scale wipeout take place? Careful investigations of fossil records have revealed a sharp rise in carbon dioxide levels in the millennia leading up to the extinction, possibly triggering a global warming runaway and making conditions hostile for life. This…