Lectures
by California Academy of Sciences
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Description
The Academy is committed to engaging, inspiring, and empowering the public with its scientific mission. Lecture programs offer thought-provoking discussions on topics such as astronomy, ecology, sustainability, natural history, biodiversity, evolution and the science of life. Open to the public, these lectures are held at the Academy's Forum and Morrison Planetarium and at San Francisco's Herbst Theater in partnership with City Arts and Lectures.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoChat with an Academy Scientist: Jens Vindum | -- | 6/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoChat with an Academy Scientist: BrianFisher | -- | 6/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoChat with an Academy Scientist: Icthyologist Luiz Rocha | -- | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoThe Western Arctic: Adventures in Alaska | -- | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoA Debate: Who was the Hobbit? | -- | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoDiversity and Evolution of Coral Reef Fishes | -- | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoDr. Jeremy Jackson: The Past and Future of Ocean Fisheries, Soundings from Island Press - Shifting Baselines | -- | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoMember Chats: Rebecca Johnson | -- | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoPritzker Lecture - The Life and Death of Monterey Bay | -- | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoHot: The Next 50 Years on Earth | -- | 5/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoBioForum: Using Data to Infer Climatic Shifts on CA Coast | -- | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoBioForum: Climate Change and Ecosystems | -- | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoBioForum: Marine Biodiversity of California's Seashore | -- | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoSteven Gubser: The Little Book of String Theory | -- | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoSneaky Sea Slugs: Three Tales of Tidepool Thievery | -- | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoResilient Cities: Creating a Livable World (Part 1) | -- | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoPatrick Blanc: The Vertical Garden | -- | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoDr. Robert Sapolsky: Are Humans Just Another Primate? | -- | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoDr. Peter Roopnarine: Ecosystem Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster | -- | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoTeresa E. Steele: The Evolution of Human Diet | -- | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoDr. Anne Pusey: The Leakey Foundation | -- | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoHannah Wood: Assassin Spiders from Around the World | -- | 12/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoDr. Adrienne Zihlman: From Bones to Bodies | -- | 12/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoPeter Gleick: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water | -- | 12/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoDr. Tanya M. Smith: A Bite Through Time | -- | 12/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoClimate Change in California: Impact on Marine Ecosystems | -- | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoDr. Todd Disotell: A New Tale of the Primate Split | -- | 7/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoGenomics: Where Have We Come and Where Are We Going? | -- | 6/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoGenomics Q&A: Insights and Impacts | -- | 6/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoMichael Forsberg: America's Great Plains | -- | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoJonathan Eisen: Evolution of Microbes and Their Genomes | -- | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoDr. Jack Dumbacher: Papua New Guinea | -- | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoDr. Nadav Ahituv: Future Genomics | -- | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoDr. Katherine Pollard: What Makes Us Human | -- | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoDr. Carol Tang on Climate Change Education | -- | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoDarin Penneys: Tropical Plant Collecting Expeditions | -- | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoDr. Todd Disotell - "Times They Are A-Changin: New Methods Tell a New Tale of the Primate Split" | -- | 1/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoAnts: The Invisible Majority with Dr. Brian Fisher | -- | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoScott Benson: Leatherback Turtles Along the California Coast | -- | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoMaya Lin - What is Missing? | -- | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoDr. Jane Hightower, Diagnosis Mercury Money, Politics and Poison | -- | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoDr. Bernie Krause: The Great Animal Orchestra | -- | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoDr. Gary Williams - Darwin in South America | -- | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoDr. David Mindell - Applications and Influence of Evolution: A Wide Spectrum | -- | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 44 Episodes |
