SHARING THE power of curiosity

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Emily has given hundreds of presentations at venues big and small, from classrooms to conference keynotes — and ranging from intimate settings to addressing the tens of thousands of attendees at Chicago’s March for Science in 2017.

Contact us to enquire about availability for in-person and virtual presentations for 2026 - 2027.

Popular topics include:

  • How her background as a studio artist paved the way for her career in science communication;

  • The making of projects like Prehistoric Road Trip and The Brain Scoop;

  • The importance of diverse representation in science media and STEM fields.

SCENES from the road

Emily w/ former NASA Deputy Director, Dr. Dava Newman at the Smithsonian's Arts & Industries Building. Washington D.C.
Open Sauce 2026 - San Mateo, CA
Youth Climate Strike, Chicago
Emily received the Nancy Hanks Award for Professional Excellence from the American Alliance of Museums in Washington, DC.
University of Montana, Missoula
VidCon - Anaheim, CA
Commencement Speech - Schools of Education & Environmental Sustainability. Loyola University, Chicago
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University of Montana, Missoula

Recent Events + Keynotes

  • Carnegie Museum of Natural History, R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar Series speaker. Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Loyola University Chicago, Commencement speaker. Schools of Education, and Environmental Sustainability. Chicago, IL.

  • “Beneath the Surface,” annual fundraiser for Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, TN.

  • The Society of Systematic Biologists, annual conference. ‘Importance of Natural History Collections.’ Baton Rouge, LA.

  • ScienceWriters, The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, & National Association of Science Writers. Chicago, IL.

  • National Institutes of Health, Human Genome Research Institute. Bethesda, MD.

  • Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna. PhD symposium speaker at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine.

  • Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, Keynote speaker.*

  • “Tell Me More,” 4-part event series as part of the FUTURES exhibit at Smithsonian Arts + Industries. Watch the recordings on YouTube.

  • Night at the Museum w/ Emily Graslie, Bell Museum of Natural History*

  • Montana Environmental Education Association, Missoula, MT.

  • Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Moore Lecturer. Austin, TX.

  • National Geographic’s “Reimagining Dinosaurs,” Moderator. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History*

  • World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, Panelist.*

*Virtual program

For a complete list of keynotes, presentations, conferences, and panels, click here.

Emily interviewing Oceanographer Andrea Celeste Contreras for the ‘Tell Me More’ series at the Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building. Photo by Créer Cureton.