February 16: Voyages to the Antarctic—Seasons of Life on the Ice
Antarctica experiences dramatic changes with the seasons; the difference between winter and summer is like night and day — literally. All of the dramatic environmental swings profoundly influence Antarctica’s inhabitants. Dr. Anthony Rathburn of Indiana University Department of Geology will highlight dynamic biological and geological aspects of the Antarctic, and share images of wildlife and scenery as seen from land and sea.
When: Thursday February 16, 7:00 pm
Where: Indiana State Museum 650 W. Washington St.
Cost: $3 per member; $7 per non-member; $20 per person for the Science on the Ice series
Discover how the southernmost continent is used as the largest outdoor laboratory in the world, and what stories it shares about the Earth and the universe. Explore how science in the polar regions can help us understand where we are and where the future may take us. Part of The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition, an exhibition at the ISM through February 19. Discover the epic story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Endurance expedition — its astonishing panoramas, doomed ship, extreme hardships and miraculous climax. Haunting expedition photographs, diary entries and vintage film footage resurrect one of the most awesome man-against-nature sagas of the 20th century. The exhibit presents more than 150 compelling photographs of the expedition’s ordeal taken by ship photographer Frank Hurley, who dove into frigid waters to retrieve his glass plate negatives from the sinking Endurance.
January 19: Climate Change and the Future of Ice at the Poles What can a disastrous Antarctic mission from 1914 tell us about life in the 21st century? A lot, thinks Prof. Paul Shepson of Purdue. He is a leading researcher of the loss of sea ice in the Arctic, and he’ll use Earnest Shackleton’s expedition in Antarctica to show us why we’ll miss all that ice some day.
January 25: Dan Ferber on the Impacts of Climate Change on Global Health Much of the public debate about “global warming” has focused on air temperatures, melting glaciers and slowly rising sea levels, but climate change is already harming the health of people around the world. Award-winning journalist Dan Ferber specializes in putting a human face on groundbreaking stories on science, technology, health and the environment.
January 26: Geological Explorations in Antarctica We have so much yet to learn about Antarctica’s geologic history. Dr. Kathy Licht describes the fundamental questions being asked, and how research conducted right here at IUPUI is helping to answer them. She will also share photographs from several field seasons spent on the icy continent. The experience of living in a modern Antarctic field camp, with its stunning landscape and harsh physical conditions plays a major part of any scientific expedition.
February 13: “The Unpublished Virtues of the Earth” — Early English Botany and the Medical Marketplace of Shakespeare’s London Shakespeare was a pretty smart guy. Where did he get his information about medicine and botany? IUPUI prof Sarah Neville has been researching the question for years, and wants to share it with us.
March 7 & March 6: State of the oceans The world’s oceans are essential to life on earth, and are tremendously sensitive to global climate change. What are the consequences of climate change on oceanic factors like biodiversity, sea levels and extreme weather systems? How can the U.S. and its international partners address the emerging challenges to this shared resource?
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