The Modesto Area Partners in Science (MAPS) invites the community to dive into the “Ocean Engine of Life,” a free, family science show by Tierney Thys, Ph.D., National Geographic explorer and TED speaker. The presentation, which is appropriate for people of all ages, is Friday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., in the Main Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on Modesto Junior College’s East Campus, 435 College Ave., Modesto. Thys will take the audience off the land and into the water for a wild ride around the entire world ocean, as she discusses places of destruction and desolation, hope and salvation.