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Lecture Archive 2016

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.

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  1. Lecture Archive: Daniel Botkin

    Lecture date: December 8, 2016. Author Daniel Botkin discussed his book, Twenty-Five Myths That Are Destroying the Environment: What Many Environmentalists Believe and Why They Are Wrong.

  2. Lecture Archive: Michael Shellenberger

    Lecture date: September 7, 2016. Michael Shellenberger describes why environmentalists are fighting for Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, California’s last, and why they will succeed.

  3. Lecture Archive: Douglas McCauley

    Lecture date: November 30, 2016. Douglas McCauley shares stories of science and adventure from his career as a marine biologist.

  4. Lecture Archive: Rob Gould

    Lecture date: November 17, 2016. Rob Gould is the founder and president/CEO of One Degree Strategies. He discussed using the discipline of marketing to change people’s behavior regarding climate change.

  5. Lecture Archive: Sandy Trautwein

    Lecture date: November 9, 2016. Sandy Trautwein discussed the fascinating lives of seahorses, seadragons, and pipefish, why seahorses are facing extinction within thirty years, and how the Aquarium is contributing to their conservation.

  6. Lecture Archive: Russ Parsons and Sarah Rathbone

    Lecture date: October 14, 2016. Russ Parsons and Sarah Rathbone discuss Dock to Dish and the important role of well-managed local seafood in an environmentally responsible seafood supply.

  7. Lecture Archive: Russ Parsons, Robert Egger, and Arlin Crane

    Lecture date: October 7, 2016. Russ Parsons, Robert Egger, and Arlin Crane discussed how culinary training coupled with supportive programming can provide new hope for reformed gang members, previously incarcerated men and women, and emancipated foster youth and the communities they live in.

  8. Lecture Archive: Russ Parsons and Brian Brown

    Lecture date: September 23, 2016. Russ Parsons and Brian Brown discuss sustainability in the winemaking industry.

  9. Lecture Archive: Sean B. Carroll

    Lecture date: October 27, 2016. Dr. Sean Carroll discussed the discovery of the “The Serengeti Rules,” the ecological rules that regulate the numbers and kinds of animals and plants in any given place.

  10. Lecture Archive: Helen Scales

    Lecture date: October 5, 2016. Marine biologist Dr. Helen Scales discussed seahorse behavior and biology and how seahorses are endangered by modern threats rooted in humans' ancient beliefs.

  11. Lecture Archive: Charles Wurster

    Lecture date: September 27, 2016. Charles Wurster discussed his book, DDT Wars, and the inside story it tells of the decade-long scientific, legal, and strategic campaign that culminated in the national ban of the insecticide DDT in 1972.

  12. Lecture Archive: Patrick Krug

    Lecture date: August 30, 2016. Patrick Krug discussed ecological reasons for sea slugs’ beautiful coloration, their role in drug discovery and biomedical research, and their dramatic and intriguing mating behaviors.

  13. Lecture Archive: Mike Bartick

    Lecture date: August 18, 2016. Mike Bartick discussed diving at night and photographing nocturnal marine life.

  14. Lecture Archive: Andrew Nosal

    Lecture date: August 9, 2016. Andrew Nosal discussed leopard sharks that gather in shallow water off La Jolla Shores Beach in Southern California every summer.

  15. Lecture Archive: Josefin Stiller

    Lecture date: July 19, 2016. Josefin Stiller discussed new insights into seadragon biology gained from field observations in Australia and from novel genetic techniques in the lab. Stiller and her advisors serendipitously discovered the ruby seadragon in 2015.

  16. Lecture Archive: Ocean Desalination Reconsidered

    Lecture date: July 12, 2016. A panel of experts discussed the pros and cons of ocean desalination as a source of fresh drinking water in Southern California.

  17. Lecture Archive: Joel Van Eenennaam

    Lecture date: July 7, 2016. Joel Van Eenennaam discussed the history of white sturgeon aquaculture, the reproductive biology of this species, and hatchery techniques for wild stock enhancement and commercial aquaculture.

  18. Lecture Archive: Scott Noakes

    Lecture date: June 29, 2016. Scott Noakes discussed the discovery of two Pleistocene gray whales offshore of Georgia and what it might mean for our knowledge about Atlantic gray whales.

  19. Lecture Archive: Kim Steinhardt

    Lecture date: June 21, 2016. Kim Steinhardt discussed the intersection of law and politics with science and ocean stewardship as it relates to sea otter conservation.

  20. Lecture Archive: David Caron

    Lecture date: June 14, 2016. David Caron provided perspective on the growing problem of harmful algal blooms, their causes, and outlooks for future actions leading to their mitigation and prevention.

  21. Lecture Archive: Malin Pinsky

    Lecture date: June 7, 2016. Malin Pinsky discussed how climate change reshuffles the marine life off our coasts, the implications for fisheries and economies, and the innovative ways that human communities are adapting to these changes and trying to lessen their impacts.

  22. Lecture Archive: Stephen Weisberg

    Lecture date: May 24, 2016. Dr. Stephen Weisberg discussed the major findings, recommendations, and action plan from a recent panel convened to combat changes to West Coast seawater chemistry.

  23. Lecture Archive: Scott Maloni

    Lecture date: May 11, 2016. Scott Maloni discussed the technical, environmental, and economic issues surrounding seawater desalination and why it will or will not help California persevere through drought.

  24. Lecture Archive: Melissa Neuman

    Lecture date: May 5, 2016. Melissa Neuman discussed her work with Southern California abalone populations, the potential for a monitoring program to track wild abalone, and captive breeding programs.

  25. Lecture Archive: Patrick Smith

    Lecture date: April 28, 2016. Patrick Smith discussed his experiences documenting the many time capsules of maritime history hidden just offshore and provided a virtual visit to those sites through images, both historic and current.

  26. Lecture Archive: Jason Keller

    Lecture date: April 21, 2016. Jason Keller discussed “blue carbon,” the carbon stored in the vegetation and soils of many coastal ecosystems, including the salt marshes of Southern California.

  27. Lecture Archive: Marc Zimmer

    Lecture date: March 17, 2016. Marc Zimmer discusses his book, Illuminating Disease: An Introduction to Green Fluorescent Proteins.

  28. Lecture Archive: Judith Weis

    Lecture date: March 8, 2016. Judith Weis discusses her new book, Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know.

  29. Lecture Archive: Nick Wegner

    Lecture date: March 3, 2016. Biologist Nick Wegner discusses the opah, a fish that warms up nearly its entire body through the constant flapping of large pectoral fins.

  30. Lecture Archive: David Neiwert

    Lecture date: February 18, 2016. David Neiwert discussed his book, Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us.

  31. Lecture Archive: Marah Hardt

    Lecture date: February 9, 2016. Marah Hardt discussed her new book Sex in the Sea, with tales of sex-changing fish, romantic lobsters, and other salty stories from the deep.

  32. Lecture Archive: Chris Welsh

    Lecture date: February 2, 2016. Chris Welsh discussed the Five Dives Expedition, which aims to dive to the deepest point in each of the five ocean basins.

  33. Lecture Archive: Derek Smith

    Lecture date: January 28, 2016. Derek Smith discussed how shipwrecks and other submerged structures act as natural laboratories.

  34. Lecture Archive: Rob Mortensen

    Lecture date: January 13, 2016. Rob Mortensen discussed the unique species of animals found on islands and the challenges they face.

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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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