Science Lectures
Pacific Science Center is committed to
advancing the public’s understanding of science and
contributing to the development of a scientifically
literate society. As part of that commitment, our Science
and Society initiative, we support and sponsor a number of
lectures in the Seattle area. Some are held at our
facility, others are conducted at various locations.
Here's what's coming up...
The Amphibian
Extinction Crisis
Kerry Kriger - Save The Frogs
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Frog populations are declining at unprecedented rates, with
nearly one-third of the world's 6,000+ amphibian species
threatened with extinction. Struggling against pollution,
infectious diseases, habitat loss, invasive species,
climate change, and overharvesting for the pet and food
trades, amphibians are fighting to survive, and Kerry
Kriger, founder and executive director of the conservation
organization Save the Frogs, believes we should help.
Kriger describes frogs role as bioindicators; as an
integral part of the food web, themselves eating ticks,
mosquitoes and other disease carriers. Some of the
preservation methods Kriger suggests are unquestionably
frog-specific--don't eat frog legs--but others, such as
refusing to use pesticides and conserving resources, have
even broader ecological implications. Presented as part of
Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science
Center. →Buy Tickets
Radical
Environmentalism
Dean Kuipers
July 8, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle Town Hall
Rod Coronado, an animal-rights activist and arsonist who
was recently released from prison and has claimed to
denounce direct action, spearheaded a movement that has led
to more than 1,200 acts of sabotage and a billion dollars
in damages. Los Angeles Times editor Dean Kuipers looks
into the radical Animal Liberation and Earth Liberation
fronts through Coronado's story. Presented as part of
Seattle Science Lectures, with University Book Store and
Pacific Science Center.