Lectures tagged "Biodiversity"


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Health Impacts of Global Warming
Kim Knowlton
January 28, 2010
00:43:52
Kim Knowlton, DrPH, who was among the scientists who participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report, discusses "Global Warming: A Matter of Health". Dr.
Raj Patel: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Raj Patel: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Raj Patel
January 11, 2010
00:55:45
Activist Raj Patel discusses his new book, The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy, with radio's On Point producer, John Wihbey.
National Parks: America's Best Idea
Ken Burns
September 10, 2009
00:50:31
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss their new six-part PBS documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
The Elusive Leatherback Sea Turtle
Connie Merigo
May 11, 2009
01:02:09
Connie Merigo, senior biologist at the New England Aquarium, delves into the life history and biology of the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle.
Sea Turtles as Sentinels of Ecological Health
Alonso Aguirre
May 4, 2009
00:59:03
Dr. Alonso Aguirre, vice president for Conservation Medicine at Wildlife Trust, discusses the new field of conservation medicine, which links wildlife medicine to ecosystem health. In this field, Dr.
Plant Biodiversity from Our Backyard to the Big Picture
Peter Raven
May 1, 2009
00:57:50
World-renowned botanist and Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden Peter Raven celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Center for Plant Conservation, a network of America's leading botanical institu
Conservation Tourism and Saving Sea Turtles
Wallace Nichols
April 27, 2009
01:07:14
Renowned marine biologist Wallace "J" Nichols discusses his team's eye-opening research on turtles in the wild, and the collaborative efforts to restore Pacific sea turtles.
Coral Reefs: Ecology and Evolution
Daniel Thornhill
April 6, 2009
00:33:23
Marine biologist Dan Thornhill discusses his work investigating the physiological, ecological, and evolutionary processes driving speciation in marine environments.