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Sturla Ellingvag
Sturla Ellingvag is a Norwegian explorer, TED Talk speaker, Explorer's Club member, off piste skier and historian. He primarily works with DNA and history research in order to search for new revelations about who we are and how we are connected through history. His work also includes learning more about famous historical figures like Christopher Columbus, Alexander the Great, great Viking legends and many more. He works closely with some of the top DNA experts in the world.
Sturla's expeditions has given him many great and fascinating experiences to places like the Easter Island, the Atlas Mountains, the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, the Canary Islands, Scandinavia, North America, Italy and France. His specialities in history are the Middle Age, ancient history, Indo-Europeans and Vikings. Currently his work involves scientific expeditions to the Caucasus mountains, Kazakhstan, The North American coastline and Himalaya. Sturla is also involved in several Human Rights' initiatives.
Ethics, Social Media and Multinational Companies.
The newest in DNA and history research. New fascinating theories and research about who we are and how we are connected.
Expeditions to remote areas around the world.
Expedition life and amusing stories.
History, especially Early European History (Middle Ages).
Viking history.
Augustana College (Illinois), The Mountain Film Festival, The Mountain Litterature Festival, Outdoor Magazine Expedition Night in Oslo, Norway. The “Ethics TED Talk” at the Multinational Company ABB in Oslo, and at TEDxOslo. Student lectures at universities and colleges in Scandinavia (Copenhagen, Oslo, Volda, Aass, Sogndal). Several talks aboard the ship The World on Greenland, in Canada and Norway. Lectures at the Explorers Club in New York and the Norwegian Sea Man’s Church. TED talk in London about the topic of Ethics, Social Media and Multinational Companies.
We greatly enjoyed having Sturla with us for the day (and I'm still trying to track down a "Live Like a Viking!" t-shirt). The talk and the lunch discussion has stimulated a lot of follow-up conversations about identity, the role of DNA and history and social ethics questions. The fit for the day with our students (and even community members!) was perfect.
Jeffrey Ratliff-Crain, Augustana College

