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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 08/08/2026

Special screening at #SCAR2026 announced! The @scar-antarctic.bsky.social Open Science Conference is the largest gathering of Antarctic researchers. I’ll be screening an episode from my PBS series, LIFE UNEARTHED, and doing a Q&A in person after! Monday, August 10 at 1pm Room: Central Park A

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 08/08/2026

See you there! I’ll be screening my Antarctic docu-series on Monday at #SCAR2026 - please consider attending!

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 20/06/2026

Zomg I’m in the National Geographic Museum Of Exploration! Go behind the scenes of my PBS series LIFE UNEARTHED WITH ARIEL WALDMAN and see the equipment I used to film it entirely solo in Antarctica. I’m over the moon with how cool the museum is and how awesome it is to be part of it.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 14/06/2026

AI slop art is now being printed and framed in hotel rooms

A framed Lichtenstein-like portrait of a woman saying not yours, never was. The temple arm of her sunglasses connects to a different point then where the hinge is.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 10/06/2026

What does it take to physically qualify for work in Antarctica? I’ll be sharing this and a sneak peek into my upcoming projects soon. Exclusive to Patreon members, so sign up! patreon.com/arielwaldman

Ariel taking a selfie in Antarctica with her tent behind her.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 04/06/2026

Binge LIFE UNEARTHED on PBS, Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video. www.pbs.org/show/life-un...

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 29/05/2026

Our film crew put out some trailcams to see who was lurking in the prairies at night. Binge LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman on PBS, Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video. www.pbs.org/show/life-un... 🧪🦠 #scicomm

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 14/05/2026

One of my favorite scenes from the series. LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman now streaming on PBS, Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video. www.pbs.org/show/life-un... 🧪🦠 #scicomm

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 04/05/2026

This just in: LIFE UNEARTHED cracked the top 10 trending PBS shows in Colorado! www.pbs.org/show/life-un...

A TV screen of the PBS streaming app showing LIFE UNEARTHED at number 10.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 04/05/2026

Did you catch @alieward.bsky.social and I being nerds about Antarctica on @ologies.bsky.social yet? Nerd out here: www.alieward.com/ologies/anta... ...then go stream my new PBS series LIFE UNEARTHED to see Antarctica up close! www.pbs.org/show/life-un... 🧪 🦠 #scicomm

Alie Ward and Ariel Waldman with headphones and mics laughing during a Zoom interview for Ologies.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 28/04/2026

Sent in from a colleague. They’re a big fan of the bison in episode 4.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 28/04/2026

Doggos enjoying LIFE UNEARTHED on PBS. www.pbs.org/show/life-un...

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 24/04/2026

We’re featured on the PBS streaming app 🙀🙌 www.pbs.org/show/life-un...

A lineup of 12 PBS shows in the streaming app; number 5 under Featured Shows is Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman which has been circled in red.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 22/04/2026

New episode of LIFE UNEARTHED on PBS today! I journey from the frozen depths of Antarctica to the sweeping grasslands of the North American prairies. Stream it on the PBS app, Apple TV and Amazon. www.pbs.org/show/life-un... #prairie #grassland #nature #naturedocumentary #pbs

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 19/04/2026

The most epic premiere screening of my new @pbs.org series LIFE UNEARTHED at @amnh.org this weekend. Complete with a tardigrade cake by Rose McAdoo! Watch LIFE UNEARTHED on the PBS app on your streaming device or on Apple TV and Amazon! www.pbs.org/show/life-un...

Tardigrade cake at premiere screening of LIFE UNEARTHED at American Museum of Natural History in NYC! Ariel and Rose posing in front of a 3 foot large tardigrade cake.

Marci Bortman, Wes Swingley, and Ariel Waldman on stage discussing the series.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 16/04/2026

Stream LIFE UNEARTHED on PBS. www.pbs.org/show/life-un...

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 13/04/2026

Have you watched LIFE UNEARTHED yet!? Binge the first 2 episodes on the PBS app, Apple TV or Amazon in the U.S. and Canada. Outside the U.S. or Canada? Catch the first episode of LIFE UNEARTHED right here: youtu.be/XFXHwz8PgcY?... Come for the tardigrades, stay for the epic views. 🧪🦠

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 05/04/2026

Earlier this week, @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social and I chatted on @kqedforum.bsky.social about all things Antarctica, space exploration, and micro creatures and how they tie into my new @pbs.org series LIFE UNEARTHED. Listen to the interview: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Alexis and Ariel taking a selfie in the recording studio.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 01/04/2026

About to go on air with @kqedforum.bsky.social to talk about my new @pbs.org series LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman!

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 01/04/2026

Watch LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman on @pbs.org Stream, watch, rent or download in the U.S. and Canada! Episodes released weekly. Season 1 explores Antarctica and the North American Prairies.

Ariel with a macro probe lens in Antarctica. "Hey, I'm Ariel Waldman. Meet the host of the new PBS series: Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman".

Image of a tardigrade. "I'm a wildlife filmmaker at the microscopic scale."

Ariel talking to camera in front of a helicopter in Antarctica. "I filmed a series solo in Antarctica. No film crew. Just me for two full months in Antarctica."

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 16/03/2026

On the back cover of KQED's member magazine this month! www.pbs.org/show/life-un...

Image of Ariel in Antarctica with her camera and a blurb about the series "Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman"

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 11/03/2026

Announcing: Coming to PBS on April 1! LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman is a visually striking science-driven nature series that reveals Earth’s ecosystems through radical shifts in scale—from microscopic wildlife to the planet’s most iconic species, and even the potential for life beyond Earth. 🧪🦠

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 09/03/2026

I’m speaking at Wildscreen’s Science in Storytelling! An event that brings scientists and filmmakers together in a symbiosis of minds to learn, collaborate and share. Full program at wildscreen.org/wp-content/u... Get tickets via wildscreen.org 📅 19th & 20th March 2026 📍Online event #scicomm

A photo of Ariel in a yellow shirt that says “I’m speaking at Wildscreen Science In Storytelling”.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 14/01/2026

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 10/01/2026

The Now: editing tardigrades that I filmed earlier this week. www.patreon.com/posts/147914... 🧪🦠

Ariel's BeReal showing her sitting in front of a computer screen with a tardigrade video playing.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 23/12/2025

Each day, we've been sending out videos showcasing each chocolatier's creation along with a little bit from me about the many amazing moons in our solar system that I curated for the calendar. It's a delightful way to treat yourself and learn something new each day. What’s your favorite moon?

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 07/12/2025

TL;DR: ✔️ Get a cool (signed!) sci-fi book ✔️ Support public media content ✔️ Give hope to an independent filmmaker 20% off here until December 7: www.patreon.com/138950/join 🧪

Photo of the book OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM AND TV by Ariel Waldman with foreword from astronaut Mae Jemison

Ariel sitting on the ground in Antarctica with her camera and macro probe lens.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 07/12/2025

Enjoying the Dandelion Chocolate advent calendar and wondering how the 25 moons were chosen? Check out my interview about it here: www.instagram.com/p/DP4oWoIkrC...

A screenshot of an Instagram post with Ariel asking “how did you choose 25 moons out of nearly 1,000?”

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 02/12/2025

If you were lucky enough to grab one of these awesome advent calendars, each day you should receive an email (or use the QR code inside) with a link to a new video. The video features behind-the-scenes making of that day's chocolate, followed by a mini science-explainer (by me!) about the moon.

Ariel in a red dress inside a planetarium talking to camera. The caption says "it rotates chaotically, wobbling as it moves through space."

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 29/11/2025

Direct link to grab the discount here - select "SciFi Soulmate": www.patreon.com/138950/join Did I mention there's also beautiful illustrations throughout the book? 🧪

Illustration of person watering plants on a spaceship for Chapter 4: Loneliness - How will we cope with long-term isolation in space?

Illustration of a massive sun approaching earth for chapter 14: The end of earth. Could we survive the death of our sun?

Illustration of giant insect over two astronauts for chapter 15: giant aliens. Could there be colossal killer insects living on other planets?

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 29/11/2025

Special discount until December 7! 🧪 Grab yourself or a friend a signed/personalized copy of OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM & TV with a foreword from astronaut Mae Jemison... ...and support a indie filmmaker (me!) at the same time. 20% off with code SCIENCE: patreon.com/arielwaldman

Ariel peering over an inside illustrated spread of OUT THERE. The illustration is of astronauts tending to mushrooms on Mars with a chapter 7 title of "Living On Mars: Will the red planet be ripe for farms?"

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 27/11/2025

The geology of Antarctica always astonishes me. An entire continent cloaked in ice up to three miles thick except for a few small patches. So much history to uncover. This photo is of me back in 2018 when I hiked up a lung-killer mountainside solely in pursuit of seeing some cool rocks.

Ariel leaning against a large irregular boulder in Antarctica

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 26/11/2025

Last month I presented my upcoming docu-series ANTARCTICA UNEARTHED to @berkeleylab.lbl.gov who are doing mind-bending particle physics work. I always keep an eye out for opportunities to work with particle physicists 👀

Ariel posing in front of the cyclotron room at Berkeley Lab

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 24/11/2025

In the “valley of the dead”, it was thought that nothing could survive in this region of Antarctica known as the Dry Valleys. Penguins (like this one) and seals that accidentally navigated here perished under the extreme, Mars-like conditions and lack of food. 🧪

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 23/11/2025

What it’s like to road trip in Antarctica.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 22/11/2025

When you see Antarctica for the first time.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 23/10/2025

I gotchu... McMurdo Station 1964

Photo posted by Will Templeton of a couple dozen winterover crew at McMurdo Station in 1964. Most of them have freshly shaved mohawks.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 21/09/2025

Here's the teaser for ANTARCTICA UNEARTHED:

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 20/09/2025

Today I watched the sunrise as I tuned in to a 16-piece orchestra halfway around the planet recording music made uniquely for my second nature documentary, Prairies Unearthed. A wonderful way to focus on the beautiful things happening on Earth. Thank you to my music composer @edithmudge.bsky.social

Ariel looking back wearing headphones in front of a TV showing an orchestra

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 26/08/2025

I was fortunate to speak at a conference with Rai Weiss in 2018. I had fallen in love with the methodology he invented for detecting gravitational waves and created a video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7krl... I became even more fascinated by his life story: www.kavliprize.org/rainer-weiss...

Ariel's photo of Rai Weiss speaking on stage at Beyond The Cradle at MIT in 2018. The title of his talk was "Exploration of the universe with gravitational waves."

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 30/07/2025

Wearing my SCIENCE AROUND AND FIND OUT shirt today. Available here: arielwaldman.threadless.com/designs/scie... 🧪 #scicomm

A selfie of the SCIENCE AROUND AND FIND OUT shirt.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 19/07/2025

Hanging out at #scifoo this weekend. Last time I attended was in 2009! Cheers to long, interesting careers 🥂🧪

A BeReal of Ariel and people eating at outdoor tables at the Google X campus.

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