All Episodes - Lecture Archive 2016
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: 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.
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.
Lecture Archive: Douglas McCauley
Lecture date: November 30, 2016. Douglas McCauley shares stories of science and adventure from his career as a marine biologist.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lecture Archive: Russ Parsons and Brian Brown
Lecture date: September 23, 2016. Russ Parsons and Brian Brown discuss sustainability in the winemaking industry.
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.
Lecture Archive: Mac Stone
Lecture date: October 18, 2016. Photographer Mac Stone shared images and stories from his book, Everglades: America’s Wetland.
Lecture Archive: Gail Wight
Lecture date: October 12, 2016. Artist Gail Wight discussed how topics in biology—like deep time, species diversity, extinction, and the forces of weather on habitat—drive her studio practice.
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.
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.
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.
Lecture Archive: Mike Bartick
Lecture date: August 18, 2016. Mike Bartick discussed diving at night and photographing nocturnal marine life.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lecture Archive: Kyna Leski
Lecture date: March 29, 2016. Kyna Leski discusses her book, The Storm of Creativity, which examines the creative process.
Lecture Archive: Marc Zimmer
Lecture date: March 17, 2016. Marc Zimmer discusses his book, Illuminating Disease: An Introduction to Green Fluorescent Proteins.
Lecture Archive: Judith Weis
Lecture date: March 8, 2016. Judith Weis discusses her new book, Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know.
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.
Lecture Archive: David Neiwert
Lecture date: February 18, 2016. David Neiwert discussed his book, Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us.
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.
Lecture Archive: Derek Smith
Lecture date: January 28, 2016. Derek Smith discussed how shipwrecks and other submerged structures act as natural laboratories.
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.
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.