EVE Fanfest 2026 welcomes Paul M. Sutter and Beth Healey, two scientists bridging space, science communication, and extreme human environments, from cosmology and NASA advisory work to research on isolation and survival at the edge of human experience.

Dr. Beth Healey is an emergency medicine doctor, a research physician, and an extreme environment specialist. She worked for the European Space Agency, researching the effects of physical and psychological isolation on a group of people.  

She has a thrilling talk in store for capsuleers: 

'Space is beautiful. Space is dangerous. And space doesn’t care if you’re ready. Dr. Beth Healey — medical doctor, researcher, and explorer — has spent months in total isolation at Concordia Station in Antarctica for the European Space Agency and worked in extreme environments from the deep ocean to polar ice. She uncovers what it truly means to survive in hostile worlds and how the human mind copes when everything goes wrong. Beth dives into what it takes to survive, adapt, and endure — from icy isolation to the epic disasters of EVE Online.'

Paul M. Sutter is a cosmologist, award-winning science communicator, author, and NASA advisor. He hosts several podcasts and a YouTube series as well as consulting for television and film productions.

He has a fun-filled talk planned for capsuleers:

How to Die in Space: A Choose-Your-Own Adventure That You Probably Won't Survive

So you’ve fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, huh? You want to witness the birth of a star, or visit the black hole at the center of our galaxy? You want to know if there are aliens out there, or how to travel through a wormhole? You want the wonders of the universe revealed before your very eyes?

Well stop, because all that will probably kill you.

From mundane comets in our solar backyard to exotic remnants of the Big Bang, from dying stars to young galaxies, the universe may be beautiful, but it’s treacherous. In this one-of-a-kind show, you get to choose your path through the universe...and hopefully make it back home!