Explorer, filmmaker, and science communicator Ariel Waldman invites us to look at nature from a radically different perspective… not across sweeping landscapes, but into the astonishing universe hidden beneath our feet. A **National Geographic Explorer and TED speaker, Ariel has spent weeks alone camping on the Antarctic ice to film microscopic life thriving in one of the harshest environments on Earth. 

Her work reveals an invisible ecosystem of microbes, tiny animals, and complex biological networks that form the foundation of life on our planet. NASA has even sought her insights on exploration and the search for life beyond Earth. In this conversation, Ariel opens the door to a frontier as mysterious as outer space, reminding us that the most profound discoveries may lie in the hidden worlds beneath our boots