Historiker, skribent og foredragsholder. Styremedlem i stiftelsen Arne Næss' Hederspris.Lecturer, public speaker, writer, coach, researcher, historian and economist.Since 2005 I have been on numerous scientific expeditions in Central Asia, Europe, Northern Africa and the Easter Island. Currently I have worked on several international research projects, especially DNA projects. I also run a YouTube channel called Viking Stories and have some TV experience (IMDB-link below). Former work experience includes teaching, coaching and teambuilding. Explorers Club Member. https://www.instagram.com/sturlae/Viking Stories on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/VikingStoriesImdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5424126/Professional Lecturer at conferences, dinners and in places such as The Explorers Club, TED, Aboard The World (the ship), several universities in Norway, Denmark and USA, festivals and colleges in Norway. Experience with ethics and human rights initiatives, incl. two talks on this topic at TEDxOslo and TED in London. Army sergeant from the Norwegian Armed Forces. Chapter Chair of The Explorers Club in Scandinavia (Norway Chapter) from 2010-2013. Grappling/Submission wrestling instructor for several years. Co-author of the following papers:- Nature, volume 585, 2020: “Population genomics of the Viking world” DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2688-8 - Cell, May 02 2019: Tracking Five Millennia of Horse Management with Extensive Ancient Genome Time Series, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.049 - Nature volume 557, 2018: 137 ancient human genomes from across the Eurasian steppes, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0094-2 - Nature volume 538, 2016: A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature18299 - Current Biology volume 24, 2014: Genome-wide Ancestry Patterns in Rapanui Suggest Pre-European Admixture with Native Americans, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.057