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<div align="center"><b>Science Made Public Lecture Series<br>
All talks held at the WHOI Exhibit Center Auditorium,<br>
15 School Street, Woods Hole</b><br>
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<b>July 8, 2008 at 2:30 PM</b><br>
<b>Dolphin Communication: Fact and Fiction</b><br>
<b>Laela Sayigh, Biology Department</b><br>
How do dolphins communicate with each other? Although dolphins may not
have a language like ours, they are unusual among mammals in that they
learn to<br>
produce their sounds, like we do. Also, like us, they produce unique
sounds that are like names. Learn about current research, facts and
myths of these interesting<br>
whistling marine mammals.<br>
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<b>July 15, 2008 at 2:30 PM</b><br>
<b>Live from the Poles: The Greenland Ice Sheet</b><br>
<b>Dan Lizarralde, Geology and Geophysics Department</b><br>
Greenland—the world’s largest island—is home to one of the world’s
largest ice sheets (after Antarctica). If Greenland’s 2300-m-thick ice
sheet melts completely,<br>
it would ultimately raise global sea level by 23 feet (7 meters),
submerging significant portions of coastal regions under water. Learn
how researchers are<br>
trying to understand these massive ice sheets, and participate in a
live Q&A with researchers working thousands of miles away atop
Greenland glaciers.<br>
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<b>July 22, 2008 at 2:30 PM<br>
The Ocean Crust, or Just “What’s Under all that Water?”<br>
Henry Dick, Geology & Geophysics Department</b><br>
New discoveries have profoundly changed how scientists view the ocean
crust. They previously thought that the ocean’s crust formed in a
similar way along<br>
all the ocean ridges where the Earth’s tectonic plates are pulled
apart. Now, geologists think ocean crust is created in many ways,
differing dramatically from<br>
one ocean basin to the next. Learn how understanding ocean crust
formation reveals how heat, mass and gases are transferred from the
interior of the planet to<br>
the crust, oceans and atmosphere.<br>
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<b>July 29, 2008 at 2:30 PM<br>
Sound in the Ocean<br>
Ken Foote, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department</b><br>
Sound travels five times faster in water than in air. Did you know that
sound in water can be used to measure temperature, salinity, depth and
even to identify<br>
what lives in the oceans? Come and hear how scientists use sound, or
acoustics, to learn more about the ocean and its inhabitants.<br>
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<div align="center"><b>For more information, contact Kathy Patterson,
508-289-2700 or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kpatterson@whoi.edu">kpatterson@whoi.edu</a></b><br>
<b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.whoi.edu">www.whoi.edu</a></b></div>
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