All Episodes - Lecture Archive 2012
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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Lecture Archive: Dean Wendt
Scientists, Managers, and Fishermen Working Together to Manage California’s Ocean Resources. Lecture date: September 27, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Maddalena Bearzi
Dolphin Confidential: Confessions of a Field Biologist. Lecture date: September 12, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Linda McDermott
Antarctica: Living at the Harshest Place on Earth. Lecture date: May 22, 2012
Lecture Archive: David Salomon
Penguin-Pedia. Lecture date: June 28, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Richard L. James
How do butterflies know which plants to lay their eggs on? How do butterflies avoid predators? How is a butterfly’s vision different from that of a human? Learn more about monarch and other butterfly species from Richard L. James, a naturalist at Long Beach’s El Dorado Nature Center.
Lecture Archive: Donald Prothero
Huge natural disasters—from earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions to floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards—have had a profound effect on human history and civilization, often in surprising ways.
Lecture Archive: Alex Hall
Mid-Century Climate Change in the Los Angeles Region. Lecture date: September 26, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Kristy Forsgren
Salmon Reproduction and the Effects of a Commonly Used Pesticide. Lecture date: September 19, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Dr. Lance Adams, Dan Lawson, Hugh & Pam Ryono
Green Sea Turtles and the San Gabriel River. Lecture date: August 8, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Mark Jackson
The Science and Service of Fire Weather. Lecture date: September 6, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Bernie Krause
The Great Animal Orchestra. Lecture date: August 23, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Jay Holcomb
Rehabilitating Oiled Penguins During the Treasure Oil Spill in South Africa. Lecture date: August 16, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Jerry Schubel
Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: The Southern California Bight. Lecture date: July 12, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Wayne Trivelpiece
Penguins as Sentinels for Climate Change. Lecture date: May 9, 2012
Lecture Archive: Dirk Rosen
Deepwater Exploration of South Coast Marine Protected Areas. Lecture date: April 24, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Chris Plante
The Aquarium's Abalone Cultivation Program. Lecture date: April 3, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Heidi Cullen
Seeing Climate, Seeing Change. Lecture date: March 13, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Charles Moore
Plastic Ocean: How Bad Is It? Lecture date: March 6, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Ellen Prager
Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans’ Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter. Lecture date: January 19, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Brandon Strathmann
Using Animated Films to Make Ocean Issues Come Alive for Kids. Lecture date: January 10, 2012.
Lecture Archive: Brandon Strathmann
Using Animated Films to Make Ocean Issues Come Alive for Kids. Lecture date: January 10, 2012.
Lecture Archive: John Calambokidis
Blue Whales Off Southern California: Insights from New Research Into Their Status and Threats Lecture date: November 17, 2012
Lecture Archive: Cayan & Jones
Climate Change and Coastal Inundation Lecture date: February 29, 2012
Lecture Archive: John Seager
Lecture date: February 21, 2012. In his presentation, Seager gives a brief overview of the causes of rapid population growth, its impacts, and how to meet this challenge through voluntary approaches. Population Connection educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources.
Lecture Archive: Dr. Michael Mann
Lecture date: February 15, 2012. In his lecture, Dr. Michael Mann will discuss the "Hockey Stick," a graph he created with his colleagues to depict changes in Earth’s temperature dating back to 1000 A.D. Dr. Mann is a member of the Penn State University faculty in the departments of meteorology and geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute. He shared the Nobel Peace Prize with other IPCC authors in 2007. Mann is author of the book, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines.
Lecture Archive: Bruce Perry
Lecture date: February 7, 2012 In his lecture, Bruce Perry covers the evolution of the Continental Borderland and its effects on the current circulation, wave action, and biology of the Southern California Bight (the Southern California coast running from Point Conception in Santa Barbara to Mexico). Perry holds a BS and MS in geology and teaches oceanography and geology at local community colleges and universities.
Lecture Archive: Jeanine Jones & Mark Jackson
Atmospheric Rivers, Floods, and Climate Change Lecture date: January 25, 2012