[SEMCO] WHOI's Science Made Public Lecture Series

[Joanne Tromp]

*Science Made Public Lecture Series
All talks held at the WHOI Exhibit Center Auditorium,
15 School Street, Woods Hole*


*July 8, 2008 at 2:30 PM*
*Dolphin Communication: Fact and Fiction*
*Laela Sayigh, Biology Department*
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
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
whistling marine mammals.

*July 15, 2008 at 2:30 PM*
*Live from the Poles: The Greenland Ice Sheet*
*Dan Lizarralde, Geology and Geophysics Department*
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,
it would ultimately raise global sea level by 23 feet (7 meters), 
submerging significant portions of coastal regions under water. Learn 
how researchers are
trying to understand these massive ice sheets, and participate in a live 
Q&A with researchers working thousands of miles away atop Greenland 
glaciers.

*July 22, 2008 at 2:30 PM
The Ocean Crust, or Just "What's Under all that Water?"
Henry Dick, Geology & Geophysics Department*
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
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
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
the crust, oceans and atmosphere.

*July 29, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Sound in the Ocean
Ken Foote, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department*
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
what lives in the oceans? Come and hear how scientists use sound, or 
acoustics, to learn more about the ocean and its inhabitants.

*For more information, contact Kathy Patterson, 508-289-2700 or 
kpatterson at whoi.edu*
*www.whoi.edu*
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