The secret life of elephant seals: Insights into the at-sea behavior of a mesopelagic predatorElephant seals are one of the few conservation success stories. They were hunted nearly to the point of extinction, such that by 1900 there were less than 20 individuals left on Guadalupe Island. Fortunately, the Mexican government protected them and today there are well over 200,000 individuals and the population ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Dark Energy, Getting to Mars and Protecting Coral ReefsHow to Get (More of Us) To Mars?We are going to Mars - but how? More importantly, who gets to go?We will take a look at the usual suspects (Musk, Bezos, NASA), but will also consider less conventional ways humans can get their Mars on. Above all, we will argue ...
"The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star." Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Physiologie du Gout, 1825Seafood lovers, take note: bivalves, the organisms including mussels, clams, oysters, and scallops, are at risk. Oyster reefs are one of the most endangered habitats on Earth. They've declined an ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free for After Dark members- website for details
