b'Rediscovering the Age of DinosaursBroadcast September 22October 9 Ever wonder how dinosaurs got so big? Or how farfetched (utter fiction) Jurassic Parks genetic engineering premise was? Dinosaurs do seem to fascinate us all. These beastsquasi-mythical yet with startlingly real remainscan be our first brush with science. But what can we learn from them about our planet, and ourselves? Enter Kristi Curry Rogers, a celebrated paleontologist who takes us into a radically different primeval world . yet one that lives on in popular culture. Could studying their extinction reveal insights about our role and future? Good guess. Dr. Curry Rogersis Professor of Biology and Geology at Macalester College and a renowned researcher.Her globe-spanning work has included discovering and naming two new dinosaur species.49'