Dr. Scott Sampson

Saturday, August 7, 2010
1:00 – 3:00pm

Dr. Scott Sampson, the Paleontologist, made a personal appearance at Imagination Station.

Dr. Scott Sampson, science advisor and host of PBS’s Dinosaur Train, took kids on an exciting and entertaining journey about dinosaurs. Following his presentation, visitors got to meet Scott during a Meet & Greet session, where kids of all ages asked him questions about dinosaurs, paleontology, Dinosaur Train and his new book Dinosaur Odyssey. This was a truly unique opportunity to meet one of sciences most intriguing paleontologists.

Scott D. Sampson is a dinosaur paleontologist and science communicator. He served as science advisor and on-air host of the Discovery Channel series Dinosaur Planet, and is presently serving the same pair of roles in the new hit PBS KIDS series Dinosaur Train, produced by the Jim Henson Company. He recently completed a book – Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life – which is the first general audience review of dinosaur paleontology in a generation. Read Dr. Sampson’s full BIO.