Penobscot Bay: Exploitation, Collapse & Now, Recovery
Karen Alexander, Bill Leavenworth, James Wilson. Penobscot Bay lies at the midpoint of the coast, creating the confluence of northern and southern waters, with the river, a watershed. Chellie Pingree, […]
David Wenner
Biology Lab
Dr. Troy Brennan, Chief Medical Officer at CVS Health, “How the COVID Pandemic Might Change the Future Delivery of Healthcare”
With his vast experience in the health care sector, as a senior officer at one of the country’s largest providers of pharmaceutical and basic health care services and as a […]
Shey Conover, Entrepreneur, Marshall Cove Aquaculture, “Commercial Aquaculture Off Islesboro’s Coast”
A look at a local sea farm’s effort to diversify the marine economy in a changing world. Shey lives on Islesboro with her husband, Josh, and two children. Together they […]
Francesca Zambello and Tim O’Leary, “Spotlight on the Opera Blue”
Blue, a new opera by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson that had its premiere at The Glimmerglass Festival last summer, centers on the hopes and fears of a young Black […]
Bruce Blankenfeld, Master Navigator, “Rediscovery of Ocean Heritage”
REGISTER NOW! Master Maritime Navigator and Hōkūle‘a Captain, Bruce Blankenfeld will discuss ancient Polynesian navigation techniques, the perpetuation of these, and the Hōkūle‘a's "Mālama Honua" (the recent worldwide voyage in […]
Beth Orcutt, “Deep Sea Frontiers: What Happens as Humanity Seizes the Seafloor?”
REGISTER NOW! Will your next cell phone or solar panel contain heavy metals from the seafloor? Could strange life in the deep sea contain the genetic blueprint for a new […]
Dr. Jim Basker, “Black Lives Have Always Mattered: American History and the Gilder Lehrman Institute in 2020”
REGISTER NOW! In this talk, which will be dedicated to the memory of Richard Gilder, Dr. Jim Basker will present 6 or 7 moments in American history that were shaped […]
Dr. Abe Miller-Rushing, “Managing for Climate Change in Our National Parks”
National parks were originally established with the goal of preserving resources as they were in the past. That goal is no longer feasible. Dr. Miller-Rushing will describe how national park […]
Dr. David Van Essen, “Your Brain, My Brain, and a Chimpanzee’s Brain: What’s the Difference, and Why Should We Care?”
The quest to understand the human brain in health and disease is a grand challenge for the 21st century and beyond. This talk will focus on the cerebral cortex, which […]