http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/video/category/lecture_archive_2014 en-us ℗ & © Copyright 2026 Aquarium of the Pacific Through its year-round Guest Speaker Series, the Long Beach, California-based Aquarium of the Pacific helps visitors to learn about the most current and pressing issues related to the ocean and environment. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. These hour-long video podcasts present the lectures in full, including the speakers’ slideshow presentations. Through its year-round Guest Speaker Series, the Long Beach, California-based Aquarium of the Pacific helps visitors to learn about the most current and pressing issues related to the ocean and environment. These experts share stories from the field, new insights about ocean science and predictions for the future, and knowledge they have gathered about the ocean and its inhabitants over years of study. Speakers include university researchers, explorers, acclaimed authors, journalists, nature photographers, and more. These hour-long video podcasts present the lectures in full, including the speakers’ slideshow presentations. Aquarium of the Pacific aquariumofpacific@lbaop.org no Aquarium of the Pacific The Future of Food: Saving Our Seafood Lecture date: November 10, 2014. Los Angeles Times Food Editor Russ Parsons and author Paul Greenberg discuss sustainable seafood in the U.S. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_parsonsgreenburg.m4v#id:5704#date:00:51 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:51:00 PST 56:41 Aquarium of the Pacific Medicines from the Sea Lecture date: November 4, 2014. John Williams discusses the potential for cancer cures in marine organisms. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_johnwilliams.m4v#id:5703#date:00:41 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:41:00 PST 46:56 Aquarium of the Pacific Images of the Grand Canyon in 2014 and Environment Impacts in the Last Sixty Years Lecture date: October 21, 2014. Ty Bowman discusses his photography of the Grand Canyon. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_tybowman.m4v#id:5702#date:00:39 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:39:00 PST 59:30 Aquarium of the Pacific Green Screen: How Trees Made California Modern Lecture date: October 20, 2014. Jared Farmer discusses the landscape revolution in California initiated by tree planters. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_jaredfarmer.m4v#id:5701#date:00:37 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:37:00 PST 01:14:46 Aquarium of the Pacific ProTECTOR: Saving Turtles, Helping People Lecture date: October 16, 2014. Stephen Dunbar discusses sea turtle conservation. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_stephandunbar.m4v#id:5700#date:00:34 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:34:00 PST 53:05 Aquarium of the Pacific The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World Lecture date: September 24, 2014. Lincoln Paine discusses his book, The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_lincolnpaine.m4v#id:5698#date:00:22 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:22:00 PST 48:45 Aquarium of the Pacific Faces of the Tsunami Lecture date: August 25, 2014. Rear Admiral (retired) William McDaniel discusses his book, Faces of the Tsunami, which documents the U.S. relief effort following the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia in 2004. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_williammcdaniel.m4v#id:5661#date:21:02 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:02:00 PST 43:40 Aquarium of the Pacific Power of Women in Marine Science: Ocean GEMS Lecture date: August 27, 2014. Danni Washington is the host of Ocean GEMS (Girls Explore Marine Science), a multimedia series and outreach program that connects girls to women marine scientist role models. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_danniwashington.m4v#id:5660#date:20:59 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:59:00 PST 41:00 Aquarium of the Pacific Portraying Scientists as Geeks and Madmen: Can Hollywood Reverse the Trend it Started? Lecture date: September 29, 2014. Jerry Zucker is the Hollywood lead on the Science-Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_jerryzucker.m4v#id:5659#date:20:26 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:26:00 PST 56:10 Aquarium of the Pacific Yosemite's Unsung Heroine Lecture date: September 19, 2014. Craig MacDonald shared the story of Jessie Benton Fremont, who helped lead the first successful effort to protect Yosemite Valley as national park land 150 years ago. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_craigmacdonald.m4v#id:5644#date:18:57 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:57:00 PST 56:57 Aquarium of the Pacific Kelp Watch 2014 Lecture date: July 22, 2014. Dr. Steven Manley discussed Kelp Watch 2014, a campaign to detect Fukushima-released radioactivity along the West Coast of North America. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_stevenmanley.m4v#id:5643#date:18:51 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:51:00 PST 55:52 Aquarium of the Pacific Rigs to Reefs Lecture date: September 9, 2014. Amber Jackson and Emily Callahan discuss the Rigs to Reef initiative. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_riggstoreefs.m4v#id:5642#date:18:47 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:47:00 PST 48:24 Aquarium of the Pacific The Lovely Life of the Monarch Butterfly Lecture date: August 14, 2014. Susie Vanderlip discusses the lifecycle of monarch caterpillars and butterflies. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_susievanderlip.m4v#id:5641#date:18:38 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:38:00 PST 33:16 Aquarium of the Pacific Project SECORE and Guam’s Threatened Coral Reefs Lecture date: October 8, 2014. Perry Hampton discussed restoring coral reefs in Guam. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_perryhampton.m4v#id:5640#date:18:25 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:25:00 PST 53:35 Aquarium of the Pacific Looking for Life in Oceans on Earth and in Space Lecture date: October 2, 2014. Max Coleman discussed methods for detecting signs of microbial life. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_maxcoleman.m4v#id:5639#date:18:21 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:21:00 PST 53:04 Aquarium of the Pacific The Extreme Life of the Sea Lecture date: June 12, 2014. Stephen Palumbi discussed his book, The Extreme Life of the Sea. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_stephenpalumbi.m4v#id:5427#date:20:14 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:14:00 PDT 53:36 Aquarium of the Pacific Fish and Men: Seafood Documentary Screening and Reaction Panel Lecture date: June 4, 2014. Filmmakers Adam Jones and Darby Duffin presented their documentary, Fish and Men, and spoke about sustainable fishing in the U.S. A reaction panel of experts discussed the film and the issues it presented. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_adamjones.m4v#id:5426#date:20:11 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:11:00 PDT 01:07:31 Aquarium of the Pacific Can New Environmentalism Save the World from Itself? Strange Bedfellows and a “Big Tent” Lecture date: May 27, 2014. Peter Kareiva discusses his perspective on new environmentalism and how new messages, new science, and new alliances are conservation’s best hope. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_peterkareiva.mp4#id:5393#date:16:22 Wed, 28 May 2014 09:22:00 PDT 44:56 Aquarium of the Pacific Taking On the Five Horsemen: Drought, Malnutrition, Obesity, Poverty, and Pesticide Pollution Lecture date: May 14, 2014. Montana State University professor and plant pathologist David Sands discusses his work in researching bacteria that play a role in battling crop diseases. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_davidsands.mp4#id:5373#date:17:04 Tue, 20 May 2014 10:04:00 PDT 45:07 Aquarium of the Pacific The Steelhead Story Lecture date: May 8, 2014. Tom Tomlinson shares the natural history, local importance, and ecological role of the Southern California steelhead. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_tomtomlinson.mp4#id:5372#date:16:52 Tue, 20 May 2014 09:52:00 PDT 60:18 Aquarium of the Pacific Gentle Jaws: Diving with Whale Sharks Lecture date: April 24, 2014. Ken Kurtis is a SCUBA instructor with the National Association of Underwater Instructors, owner of Reef Seekers Dive Co. in Beverly Hills, and a dive team leader at the Aquarium of the Pacific. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_kenkurtis.mp4#id:5272#date:22:35 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:35:00 PDT 34:05 Aquarium of the Pacific Remember the Titans: Communication and Social Learning Among Northern Elephant Seals Lecture date: April 3, 2014. Colleen Reichmuth and Caroline Casey study elephant seals and several other kinds of marine mammals at the University of California Santa Cruz. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_colleenreichmuth.mp4#id:5271#date:22:29 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:29:00 PDT 57:52 Aquarium of the Pacific Submarine Volcanism and Hydrothermal Processes on the Mid-Ocean Ridge Lecture date: March 25, 2014. Dan Fornari is a senior scientist in geology and geophysics at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_danfornari.mp4#id:5254#date:18:07 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:07:00 PDT 51:23 Aquarium of the Pacific Biointensive Methods for Small-Space Gardens Lecture date: March 12, 2014. Christy Wilhelmi is the author of Gardening for Geeks and founder of Gardenerd.com, the ultimate resource for garden nerds. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_christywilhelmi.mp4#id:5253#date:18:01 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:01:00 PDT 48:52 Aquarium of the Pacific It’s the Money, Stupid Lecture date: March 4, 2014. During his thirty-five-year career in the Navy, where he reached the rank of vice admiral, Paul Gaffney headed the Navy’s research program and was president of the National Defense University. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_paulgaffney.mp4#id:5252#date:17:54 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:54:00 PDT 45:05 Aquarium of the Pacific Fables and the Art of Leadership: Applying the Wisdom of Mister Rogers to the Workplace Lecture date: February 27, 2014. Ian Mitroff is a professor at the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant University in San Francisco. He is president of the consulting firm Comprehensive Crisis Management. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_ianmitroff.mp4#id:5251#date:17:52 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:52:00 PDT 54:49 Aquarium of the Pacific Whales, Windmills, Box Fish and Box Cars: What We Can Learn from the Sea and Why It Matters Lecture date: February 20, 2014. Marc Weissburg is a professor of biology at Georgia Tech and co-director of the Center for Biologically Inspired Design. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_marcweissburg.mp4#id:5250#date:17:50 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:50:00 PDT 49:28 Aquarium of the Pacific Walking Sideways: The Remarkable World of Crabs Lecture date: February 13, 2014. Judith S. Weis is a professor of biological sciences at Rutgers University. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_judithweis.mp4#id:5249#date:17:45 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:45:00 PDT 48:01 Aquarium of the Pacific Keynote and Panel Discussion Event date: March 24, 2014. Dr. Lucy Jones, an earthquake and tsunami expert, presents a keynote address and participates in a panel with other experts to discuss a worst-case scenario. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_tsunamiawareness.m4v#id:5244#date:18:08 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:08:00 PDT 1:42:27 Aquarium of the Pacific Advancing Marine Conservation in the Most Amazing Place You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Lecture date: February 5, 2014. Dr. Paul Barber is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he teaches marine science. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_paulbarber.mp4#id:5174#date:01:03 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:03:00 PST 50:50 Aquarium of the Pacific Plight of the Oceanic Whitetip Sharks Lecture date: January 30, 2014. Debra and Vincent Canabal are conservationists and owners and operators of Epic Diving in the Bahamas. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_vincentcanabal.mp4#id:5173#date:00:59 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:59:00 PST 47:40 Aquarium of the Pacific The Wonderful World of Worms Lecture date: January 23, 2014. Leslie Harris is the collections manager for the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum’s polychaete (marine annelid worms) collection. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_leslieharris2.mp4#id:5172#date:00:46 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:46:00 PST 56:44 Aquarium of the Pacific The Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games Lecture date: January 13, 2014. International corporate lawyer Barry Sanders is chairman of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games. http://aquariummedia.s3.amazonaws.com/multimedia_files/lecture_archive/la_barrysanders.mp4#id:5171#date:00:38 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:38:00 PST 28:27