Lecture date: February 4, 2015. Russ Parsons and Anya Fernald discuss humane, sustainable methods for raising meat.

Lecture date: January 28, 2015. Paleobiologist Anthony Barnosky discussed how the impacts of more than 7 billion people on the planet have started a severe mass extinction of life on land and in the sea—and what we can do to stop it.

Lecture date: January 22, 2015. Emily Yam, the Aquarium’s science interpretation manager, discussed the use of data in ocean exploration.

Lecture date: January 13, 2015. Ray Ban discussed the unique relationship between the government and academic and private sectors that allows our nation to receive weather and climate forecasts. This is known in meteorology as the weather and climate enterprise.

Lecture date: January 8, 2015. Mark Botton discussed horseshoe crab conservation and the role these animals play in human health care.