A Remarkably Beautiful Planet: Earth’s Most Colourful Minerals

The dazzling, vibrant colours of our remarkably beautiful planet take centre stage in an engaging talk with special guest Robert Hazen. Inspired by the evolution of minerals over Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history, Hazen delves into the relationship between the history of our universe and the stunning hues of our planet in this heavily illustrated talk. From brilliant blue aquamarine to the deep oranges of wulfenite, this program introduces audiences to some of the unique physical, chemical, and biological processes that have created Earth’s brilliant colours.   

Robert Miller Hazen is an American mineralogist and astrobiologist. He is a research scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory and Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George Mason University (Virginia, USA). Hazen is the Executive Director of the Deep Carbon Observatory. 
An experienced public speaker, Hazen has delivered hundreds of public lectures over the past 15 years, has recorded almost 200 lectures as part of the "Great Courses" series for the Teaching Company, and has been featured on numerous podcasts, radio shows, and television, including BBC, Discover, the History Channel, and a half-dozen episodes of the NOVA TV series.