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Hear what the latest research tells us about WHALES \u2014 from amazing new discoveries to ongoing conservation efforts to revealing prehistoric origins \u2014 with some of the nation’s top whale scientists in this four-part lecture series.<\/p>\n
Join Duke University conservation ecologist Dr. David Johnston for a fascinating look at blue whales\u2014the largest animals on Earth and unsung heroes of ocean health. He will share all the latest research – DYK that blue whales only beat their hearts 1-2 times a minute during a dive? Dr Johnston & colleagues just discovered this. With the help of drones and other new technology, we\u2019re seeing whales in a whole new light\u2014up close, in action, and more important than ever.<\/p>\n
Enjoy the lecture (7\u20138pm) and an evening viewing of the “Blue Whales<\/a><\/strong>” special exhibition (open 5\u20137pm).<\/p>\n Tickets:<\/strong> Series $45, $15 Members<\/a><\/strong>; Lecture $15, $5 Members<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Buy Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. David Johnston is a Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation Ecology at Duke University and the Associate Dean of Teaching Innovation at the Nicholas School of the Environment. He chairs the Duke Environmental Leadership Master\u2019s Program and is the Director of the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing (MaRRS) Lab at Duke University. Johnston\u2019s research program currently focuses on advancing robotic applications, platforms and sensors for marine science, education, and conservation missions.<\/p>\n Aug. 14: Gigantic Beasts & How to Find Them<\/a> Sept. 4: Tales of Whales: Why Conservation Matters<\/a> Oct. 9: Where Did Whales Come From?<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hear what the latest research tells us about WHALES \u2014 from amazing new discoveries to ongoing conservation efforts to revealing prehistoric origins \u2014 with some of the nation’s top whale scientists in this four-part lecture series. Blue Whales: Bigger Than Your Imagination Join Duke University conservation ecologist Dr. David Johnston for a fascinating look at… Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3,164,6,15,8,49],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/109955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/109955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109955"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=109955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/p>\nAbout our speaker<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nUpcoming lectures:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>Dr. Ari Friedlaender, University of California \u2013 Santa Cruz<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Dr. Andy Read, Duke University
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\n<\/strong>Dr. Mark Uhen, George Mason University
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