Nate Dappen

Nate Dappen is a biologist-turned-filmmaker based in San Diego, CA. He studied evolutionary biology at the University of Miami, FL earning his Ph.D. in 2012. The same year, Nate cofounded Day’s Edge Productions with Neil Losin where they specialize in science documentaries. Together with Princeton biologist and host, Shane Campbell-Staton, Nate and Neil co-created and direct the Emmy Nominated PBS science series, Human Footprint, which is now in its second season. Nate’s work centers on humanity's complex relationship with, and global impact on the natural world - a relationship where human culture and technology conspire with our basic biological needs to become the most powerful ecological and evolutionary force on the planet.