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Celebrate Nature with Brian Keating

Professional speaker, writer, broadcaster, international nature tour guide, and naturalist.

Welcome, Nature Enthusiasts!

I have been exploring the world near and far since the young age of 12, when I acquired my first camera and binoculars. I have specialized in both polar regions, various wildlife rich countries in Africa, the Galápagos & Ecuador, and our own Canadian west coast, traveling up to 6 months during the year.

My philosophy? It’s nicely illustrated with the 2-minute video below. Enjoy the adventure!

Testimonials

Calgary chamber.

“The image of the Chamber has always been ‘stuffy’ over the decades and we wanted to show a fun side. I think your presentation hit the spot.”

Aggie Legaspi

“We were just enthralled listening to Brian – his knowledge & enthusiasm. We all felt that he set the tone of excitement for the whole conference”

Victoria Debert

“I wanted to thank you again for your amazing presentation last night. Your passion, experiences and admiration comes out in your presentations and that is what makes it so great. Be proud of what you do and what you are part of.”

David C. Pezderic

“Your presentation was superb. Funny, contemplative and animated. We loved it. One of our best-ever keynotes. Folks were talking about it all weekend. Thx so much and a distinct pleasure to meet you.”

Deborah Harford

“May I say again how much I loved your talk! Funny, provocative, moving, inspiring – one of the best conference keynotes I have had the privilege to enjoy for a long while! Thanks so much”

Yvonne Fredrich

“I am always amazed at how seamlessly you manage to bring the group you are presenting to into your presentations. It is definitely a skill well-honed.”

Andrea Smith

“You are absolutely captivating as a speaker. If you weren’t so dedicated to wildlife, you would have been a very successful stand-up comedian!”

Kathi Kerbes

“I heard you on CBC yesterday on my way home from work. Fantastic penguin information – and the picture in my head of you sitting by the chin strap penguin was fabulous. And the seal molting! Wow. I always love hearing your magnificently passionate tales”

“Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed this adventure of a lifetime, my seventh continent–penguins, seals, zodiacs, ice, the ocean. I will forever be in your debt for your irrepressible good humour, incomparable expertise and above all, your generosity of spirit. Many, many thanks.”

Michelle Jolley

“I have had so many clients call to rave about you and your presentation. Thanks so much for making our evening one to remember by all who came”

Environmental Services Association of Alberta

"Each year for the past 6 years at our annual conference, Brian brings new stories of great adventures to our delegates. His delivery not only entertains but educates. Consistently our delegates rate him as a highlight of the event.”

Red Deer Catholic School

“You have a gift Brian, of being able to transport people to amazing places in the world, by connecting people’s hearts and minds to your presentation.”

Chamber of Commerce, Calgary

“The image of the Chamber has always been ‘stuffy’ over the decades and we wanted to show a fun side. Your presentation hit the spot. “

Heritage Community Foundation, Edmonton

“You are truly irrepressible and a marvelous spokesman for nature.”

Simon Fraser Staff & Students

“The inspiration to go hiking and climbing is overwhelming. Thank you for showing our school the beauty, majesty and fragility of our own backyard.“

Animal Resource Centre, University of Calgary

“Your wonderful presentation was a fantastic way to conclude a very successful conference…you were an integral part of an informative and entertaining conference.”

BRIANKEATING

Brian Keating

I’m creating the university you wish you went to, about brian keating.

Brian Keating  is the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) in the Department of Physics at the  University of California, San Diego . He is a public speaker, inventor, and an expert in the study of the universe’s oldest light, the  cosmic microwave background (CMB) , using it to learn about the origin and evolution of the universe. Keating is a  writer  and  podcaster  and the best-selling author of one of Amazon Editors’ ‘Best Non-fiction Books of All Time”,  Losing the Nobel Prize.

Imagine if you could attend a ‘university’ staffed by the brightest minds in the world, take classes in your pajamas, and graduate debt-free (because there is no tuition!).

Are you sick of science popularizers who wax poetically about wormholes and breathlessly rhapsodize about the ‘Mind of God’? Me too!

It’s frustrating when scientists play it safe in their books and talks, refusing to respect their audiences… or worse,  disrespecting  their audience by ‘dumbing down’ their content. After nearly two decades as a professor — and many more before that as a student — I’d had enough. I decided to do something about it.

Unlike your college professors, I don’t grade on a curve because there is no curve! I’ll be your tour guide as we explore the most mesmerizing concepts in all of science via first-person interviews with the magnificent minds behind them!

Unlike other interview channels, I pride myself on conversations that involve YOU — yes, you will come alongside me.

Together, we will experience moments most of us never thought we’d get to hear, let alone participate in. These are the conversations you’ll replay in your mind for years to come and hopefully share with your friends as well.

Read  my most popular  blog posts.

Read  an excerpt  from my book, Losing the Nobel Prize

Get  the 10 Life Lessons  I learned from Jim Simons, ‘The World’s Smartest Billionaire’

Bad Bunny enthralls Detroit crowd in milestone Latin pop night at Little Caesars Arena

In a bedazzled, often breathless show that clocked in at nearly 2½ hours, Latin pop megastar Bad Bunny left his mark on Detroit Saturday night.

Little Caesars Arena was packed for the occasion as the prolific Puerto Rican singer-rapper made his much-awaited arena debut in the Motor City, arriving in town midway through his Most Wanted Tour to showcase his blend of reggaeton, trap music and club bangers — and his status as an international cultural powerhouse.

Here’s a rundown of Bad Bunny’s big night in the D:

It was a milestone evening

This was likely the biggest show of its kind in Detroit concert history: a fully Spanish-language set of global hits for a loud and locked-in crowd of 16,000-plus. Benefiting from an in-the-round format, it also goes down as one of the top concert attendances at LCA since the venue's 2017 opening.

Bad Bunny has skyrocketed to success in recent years, racking up streaming stats to rival Taylor Swift and Drake, along with a growing presence on mainstream airwaves. And unlike previous Latin crossover stars such as Ricky Martin, who turned to English lyrics for U.S. audiences, he’s done it while performing in his native tongue.

The chants of “BE-NI-TO!” that popped up regularly Saturday night affirmed the depth of the bond forged between the artist born Benito Ocasio and the growing Latin music audience in Detroit. Each of his slightest gestures — a tug of the sunglasses here, a pensive gaze into the crowd there — elicited eruptions of screams.

The 30-year-old Bad Bunny isn’t alone on this year’s show calendar: Young Mexican singer Peso Pluma will make his own LCA debut June 1, following a sold-out show at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre last summer.

Club-show energy in a supersize setting

Operating on pair of semicircle stages flanking the arena floor, Bad Bunny delivered a big production with some eye-popping frills: a massive, revolving bridge overhead, a cinematic intro with a chamber orchestra, troupes of dancers, even an entrance atop a horse.

There were subtle and gorgeous bits too, including lustrous lighting and an array of illuminated, choreographed orbs that accompanied numbers such as “Thunder y Lightning.” For the 2023 hit “Mr. October,” the orchestra musicians dispersed across the venue, pairing up to perform among fans in the arena aisles.

When concertgoers arrived Saturday night, they'd received boot-shaped LED devices to hang around their necks — which were then activated by show producers for glorious, synchronized light displays across the arena throughout the show.

But for all the flash, there was an organic energy to it all, and Bad Bunny made LCA feel like a nightclub hot spot. Having emerged from anonymity just a few years ago, he has quickly mastered command of a big space with one-on-one intimacy.

A four-act show that flowed as one

Bad Bunny’s Detroit show was a generous 2-hour, 20-minute serving of music, including an opening spell that leaned heavily on his new album, “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.”

With a narcotic, low-end vocal delivery craftily jumping into a tenor for the big hooks, Bad Bunny was locked in from the outset: Joined by the orchestra to quietly kick off with the record’s low-key title track, he let the beat drop big-time as “Monaco” promptly followed.

The show’s second act — which found him returning to the stage atop a horse that was impressively chill amid 16,000 shrieking fans — found Bad Bunny reaching back for a rush of songs from his early years, many in abbreviated form.

Shades of Sad Bunny emerged during an emotional stint on the glowing bridge above the crowd, where he again tapped the new record for mood pieces such as “Vuelve Candy B.”

The night’s closing stretch was a crowd-pleasing run that included "Un x100to," here reworked as a piano ballad, the dance workout of “Perro Negro” and a high-energy melee of hits that came with a barrage of flames and pyrotechnics.

Bad Bunny Detroit set list: Little Caesars Arena, April 6, 2024

“Nadie Sabe”

“Mercedes Carota”

“Cybertruck”

“Coco Chanel”

“Teléfono Nuevo”

“Tú No Metes Cabra”

“No Te Hagas”

“Tú No Vive Así”

“Vuelve Candy B”

“Thunder y Lightning”

“Gracias por Nada”

“Un x100to”

“Baby Nueva”

“Perro Negro”

[Hits medley]

“No Me Quiero Casar”

“Where She Goes”

An Evening with Brian Keating

• March 2, 2024

Brian Keating is coming back to the Dalhousie Community Association for another fantastic presentation on April 11, 2024.

Artificial Intelligence in the Wild & Alpine Highlife. Tickets are $25 pre-purchase and $30 at the Door (If tickets still available).

To buy tickets, visit BRIAN KEATING TICKETS

Moscow Metro Tour

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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Past British Open champions Cameron Smith and Brian Harman lead area contingent in Masters

Past champions vijay singh and zach johnson are also in the field for the season's first major championship..

It's going to be a light contingent of First Coast and Golden Isles players in The Masters Tournament this week.

But two of them are past champions at the Augusta National Golf Club. And four of the five area players in the field are past major champions.

Masterful day: Lily Wachter of St. Augustine captures Drive, Chip and Putt title

Heading the list are the last two British Open champions, Brian Harman of St. Simons Island, Ga., and Cameron Smith of Ponte Vedra Beach. Every year they are eligible for The Masters they will be trying to join a long list of players who have won the oldest major (the Open began in 1863) and the youngest (the Masters started in 1934).

Thirteen players have done both, led by World Golf Hall of Fame members Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Gary Player, Tom Watson and Seve Ballesteros. The last Open champion to then add a Masters to his resume was Nick Faldo in 1989.

Here are the area players in the 2024 Masters:

Harris English, St. Simons Island

Masters appearances: Four.

Best finish: A tie for 21st in 2021.

Notable: English has three top-10s in the U.S. Open.

Brian Harman, St. Simons Island

Masters appearances: Five.

Best finish: Tie for 12th in 2021.

Notable: Harman routed the field at Royal Liverpool last year for his first major championship, winning by six shots.

Zach Johnson, St. Simons Island

Masters appearances: 19.

Best finish: Won in 2007.

Notable: Johnson's 1-over 289 to win the Masters was the highest score since Jack Burke in 1956.

Vijay Singh, Ponte Vedra Beach

Masters appearances: 30.

Best finish: Won in 2000.

Notable: Singh's victory kicked off a stretch in which he finished tied for eighth or better in six of seven years at Augusta.

Cameron Smith, Ponte Vedra Beach

Masters appearances: Seven.

Best finish: Tied for second in 2020.

Notable: Smith became the only player to shoot in the 60s in all four rounds at Augusta in 2020 when he finished five shots behind Dustin Johnson.

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Moscow Metro 2019

Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

RATES AND TICKETS

Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

60 rides - 1900 RUB

1 day - 230 RUB 3 days - 438 RUB 30 days - 2170 RUB.

The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

SamsungPay, ApplePay and PayPass cards.

One turnstile at every station accept PayPass and payments with phones. It has a sticker with the logos and located next to the security's cabin.

GETTING ORIENTED

At the platfrom you will see one of these signs.

It indicates the line you are at now (line 6), shows the direction train run and the final stations. Numbers below there are of those lines you can change from this line.

In trains, stations are announced in Russian and English. In newer trains there are also visual indication of there you are on the line.

To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

There are also signs on the platfrom. They will help you to havigate yourself. (To the lines 3 and 5 in this case). 

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Brian Keating is our guest Naturalist on this tour. Brian is currently the Honorary Conservation Advisor, Calgary Zoo; adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology, U of Calgary; and the owner of   www.goingwild.org .  He’s been leading groups on nature based travel for over three decades, exploring some of the best wildlife areas on the Planet. He’s a weekly guest on Calgary ’s CBC Radio, was a regular on the Discovery Channel and presently has a 4-part TV nature series called “Going Wild” airing on National Geographic Canada TV.

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Brian Keating is our guest Naturalist on this tour. Brian is currently the Honorary Conservation Advisor, Calgary Zoo; adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology, U of Calgary; and the owner of   www.goingwild.org .  He’s been leading groups on nature based travel for over three decades, exploring some of the best wildlife areas on the Planet. He’s a weekly guest on Calgary ’s CBC Radio, was a regular on the Discovery Channel and presently has a 4-part TV nature series called “Going Wild” airing on National Geographic Canada TV. 

We are pleased to have Brian join our Grizzly Bear West Coast Adventures from Edmonton June 4.

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