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Lecture Archive 2014
by Aquarium of the Pacific
Through its year-round Guest Speaker Series, the Long Beach, California-based Aquarium of the Pacific helps visitors to learn about the most current and pressing issues related to the ocean and environment. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. These hour-long video podcasts present the lectures in full, including the speakers’ slideshow presentations.
Episodes
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Lecture Archive: Russ Parsons and Paul Greenberg
Lecture date: November 10, 2014. Los Angeles Times Food Editor Russ Parsons and author Paul Greenberg discuss sustainable seafood in the U.S.
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Lecture Archive: John Williams
Lecture date: November 4, 2014. John Williams discusses the potential for cancer cures in marine organisms.
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Lecture Archive: Jared Farmer
Lecture date: October 20, 2014. Jared Farmer discusses the landscape revolution in California initiated by tree planters.
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Lecture Archive: Stephen Dunbar
Lecture date: October 16, 2014. Stephen Dunbar discusses sea turtle conservation.
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Lecture Archive: Lincoln Paine
Lecture date: September 24, 2014. Lincoln Paine discusses his book, The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World.
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Lecture Archive: William McDaniel
Lecture date: August 25, 2014. Rear Admiral (retired) William McDaniel discusses his book, Faces of the Tsunami, which documents the U.S. relief effort following the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia in 2004.
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Lecture Archive: Danni Washington
Lecture date: August 27, 2014. Danni Washington is the host of Ocean GEMS (Girls Explore Marine Science), a multimedia series and outreach program that connects girls to women marine scientist role models.
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Lecture Archive: Craig MacDonald
Lecture date: September 19, 2014. Craig MacDonald shared the story of Jessie Benton Fremont, who helped lead the first successful effort to protect Yosemite Valley as national park land 150 years ago.
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Lecture Archive: Steven Manley
Lecture date: July 22, 2014. Dr. Steven Manley discussed Kelp Watch 2014, a campaign to detect Fukushima-released radioactivity along the West Coast of North America.
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Lecture Archive: Amber Jackson and Emily Callahan
Lecture date: September 9, 2014. Amber Jackson and Emily Callahan discuss the Rigs to Reef initiative.
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Lecture Archive: Susie Vanderlip
Lecture date: August 14, 2014. Susie Vanderlip discusses the lifecycle of monarch caterpillars and butterflies.
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Lecture Archive: Perry Hampton
Lecture date: October 8, 2014. Perry Hampton discussed restoring coral reefs in Guam.
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Lecture Archive: Max Coleman
Lecture date: October 2, 2014. Max Coleman discussed methods for detecting signs of microbial life.
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Lecture Archive: Stephen Palumbi
Lecture date: June 12, 2014. Stephen Palumbi discussed his book, The Extreme Life of the Sea.
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Lecture Archive: Adam Jones and Darby Duffin
Lecture date: June 4, 2014. Filmmakers Adam Jones and Darby Duffin presented their documentary, Fish and Men, and spoke about sustainable fishing in the U.S. A reaction panel of experts discussed the film and the issues it presented.
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Lecture Archive: Peter Kareiva
Lecture date: May 27, 2014. Peter Kareiva discusses his perspective on new environmentalism and how new messages, new science, and new alliances are conservation’s best hope.
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Lecture Archive: David Sands
Lecture date: May 14, 2014. Montana State University professor and plant pathologist David Sands discusses his work in researching bacteria that play a role in battling crop diseases.
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Lecture Archive: Tom Tomlinson
Lecture date: May 8, 2014. Tom Tomlinson shares the natural history, local importance, and ecological role of the Southern California steelhead.
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Lecture Archive: Ken Kurtis
Lecture date: April 24, 2014. Ken Kurtis is a SCUBA instructor with the National Association of Underwater Instructors, owner of Reef Seekers Dive Co. in Beverly Hills, and a dive team leader at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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Lecture Archive: Colleen Reichmuth & Caroline Casey
Lecture date: April 3, 2014. Colleen Reichmuth and Caroline Casey study elephant seals and several other kinds of marine mammals at the University of California Santa Cruz.
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Lecture Archive: Dan Fornari
Lecture date: March 25, 2014. Dan Fornari is a senior scientist in geology and geophysics at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Lecture Archive: Christy Wilhelmi
Lecture date: March 12, 2014. Christy Wilhelmi is the author of Gardening for Geeks and founder of Gardenerd.com, the ultimate resource for garden nerds.
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Lecture Archive: Paul Gaffney
Lecture date: March 4, 2014. During his thirty-five-year career in the Navy, where he reached the rank of vice admiral, Paul Gaffney headed the Navy’s research program and was president of the National Defense University.
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Lecture Archive: Ian Mitroff
Lecture date: February 27, 2014. Ian Mitroff is a professor at the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant University in San Francisco. He is president of the consulting firm Comprehensive Crisis Management.
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Lecture Archive: Marc Weissburg
Lecture date: February 20, 2014. Marc Weissburg is a professor of biology at Georgia Tech and co-director of the Center for Biologically Inspired Design.
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Lecture Archive: Judith Weis
Lecture date: February 13, 2014. Judith S. Weis is a professor of biological sciences at Rutgers University.
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Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness
Event date: March 24, 2014. Dr. Lucy Jones, an earthquake and tsunami expert, presents a keynote address and participates in a panel with other experts to discuss a worst-case scenario.
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Lecture Archive: Dr. Paul Barber
Lecture date: February 5, 2014. Dr. Paul Barber is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he teaches marine science.
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Lecture Archive: Debra and Vincent Canabal
Lecture date: January 30, 2014. Debra and Vincent Canabal are conservationists and owners and operators of Epic Diving in the Bahamas.
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Lecture Archive: Leslie Harris
Lecture date: January 23, 2014. Leslie Harris is the collections manager for the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum’s polychaete (marine annelid worms) collection.
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Lecture Archive: Barry Sanders
Lecture date: January 13, 2014. International corporate lawyer Barry Sanders is chairman of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games.
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Through its year-round Guest Speaker Series, the Long Beach, California-based Aquarium of the Pacific helps visitors to learn about the most current and pressing issues related to the ocean and environment. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. These hour-long video podcasts present the lectures in full, including the speakers’ slideshow presentations.
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