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.