Appearances
Ariel Waldman on stage in San Francisco with Bill Nye, Eugene Mirman, Janet Varney, and Claudia O’Doherty to record StarTalk Radio in front of a live audience. The two episodes featured Ariel’s work and career.
TED
The invisible life hidden beneath Antarctica's ice
In this tour of the microscopic world, explorer and filmmaker Ariel Waldman introduces the charismatic creatures lurking beneath Antarctica's massive ice sheet, the largest on earth. From "cuddly" water bears to geometric algae made of glass, Waldman shows how this seemingly barren landmass is actually a polar oasis of life -- if we just know where to look.
NPR
What Can We Learn From Microscopic Life In Antarctica?
Many people think of Antarctica as desolate. But wildlife filmmaker Ariel Waldman says the coldest continent is brimming with invisible life — that can only be seen through microscopes.
What it takes to be an Antarctic explorer today
Ariel Waldman is a filmmaker and Antarctic explorer who first appeared in our 2021 episode, Through the Looking Glass. Since then, she has written a new book and returned to Antarctica with a new mission.
STARTALK
Ariel Waldman – Live! with Bill Nye
Host Bill Nye was joined by comic co-host Eugene Mirman, space activist and citizen scientist Ariel Waldman, SF Sketchfest co-founder Janet Varney, and comedian Claudia O’Doherty to talk about space innovations, “hacking” space exploration, and the future of human space travel. Ariel sits on the council for NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts, which develops radical science-fiction based ideas that could advance the frontier of space travel. Find out how Ariel stumbled into her job at NASA without any science background whatsoever. Discover the importance of amateur astronomers, and why researchers have a difficult time naming the most popular reason people want to go to Mars. Learn about Ariel’s mission to hack space exploration, making it easier for citizens scientists everywhere to participate. The live-on-stage discussion is a two-part series broadcast on StarTalk Radio.
SYFY
Let’s Imagine Greater – TV commercial
SyFy's TV campaign Let’s Imagine Greater launched a series of commercials featuring three “igniters” who inspired – an eco-engineer, a polar music composer, and Ariel Waldman, a citizen scientist. By showcasing three people with big ideas, SyFy illustrated their new TV channel brand identity and asked their audience to participate in imagining greater.
SCIENCE CHANNEL
How to Build Everything – TV series
How to Build Everything breaks down the step-by-step process behind our world's greatest innovations in a way everyone can understand. From the helicopter to the hovercraft and from the cruise ship to the satellite, each episode will take you on a fun, fascinating, tongue-in-cheek adventure through our most incredible machines. Ariel Waldman was one of the featured on-camera experts.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS MAGAZINE
The Big Interview