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College of Science 2026 Lecture Series
Today's Science, Tomorrow's World
University of Arizona

Earth's Story: The Importance of Human Understanding in the Age of AI

Live from Centennial Hall on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:00pm MST with Dr. Laura Condon.

Human curiosity, for millennia, has driven us to explore the mysteries of our blue planet and its place in the cosmos. The story of the Earth, as we tell it, is really a synthesis of Earth science. Today, we have access to more data and computation than at any other point in human history. Artificial intelligence shows great promise for simulating Earth systems and uncovering new patterns. Will this render human investigation obsolete?

In this talk, Dr. Laura Condon will explain how these advances are transforming our ability to study the planet, while also highlighting why human insight remains essential. Now, more than ever, we need human reason and ingenuity to ask the right questions and build new understanding that can drive us forward.

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