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 own and operate Islesboro Marine, a full-service boatyard that diversified into aquaculture in 2016 growing Marshall Cove Mussels. Shey came to Islesboro in 2002 as […]
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 couple as they raise a son in 21st-century America. Reflective of a tragically familiar headline, the story follows the father — a police officer — […]
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 traditional voyaging sailing canoes). Captain Blankenfeld serves as PWO Navigator and crew training coordinator for the World Wide Voyage. He is employed as a foreman […]
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 blockbuster drug or industrial enzyme? Join Dr. Beth Orcutt for an introduction to the vast and diverse underbelly of life on Earth found deep in […]
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 by the African American presence, often in unexpected or forgotten ways. The focus will be on key documents, from a rare printing of the Declaration […]
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 managers are adjusting their approach to manage for change and the science they are using to inform their decisions. He will specifically talk about work […]
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 is the dominant structure of our brains and largely responsible for what makes us unique as a species and unique as individuals—each with our distinctive […]
Myron S. Cohen M.D., “COVID-19: Past, Present and Future”
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Roger Heinen, “Islesboro Economic Sustainability”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesIESC is a quasi-municipal, non-profit entity transforming private non-taxable donation dollars into a catalyst for the essential island services and businesses which underpin a vital, full time island community. The IESC supports local entrepreneurs creating on-island jobs and attracting new families by providing information, business expansion loans and direct investments in infrastructure projects. Roger’s talk […]
Miles O’Brien, “Flying Cars, Electric Planes and Cheap Rockets: how some breakthroughs in transportation may save the planet.”
Miles O’Brien is a veteran, independent journalist who focuses on science, technology and aerospace. He is the science correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, a producer, director, writer and correspondent for the PBS documentary programs NOVA and FRONTLINE and an aviation analyst for CNN. He owns MOBIAS Media, Inc., a production company that creates award winning […]