Lecture date: December 8, 2016. Author Daniel Botkin discussed his book, Twenty-Five Myths That Are Destroying the Environment: What Many Environmentalists Believe and Why They Are Wrong.

Lecture date: September 7, 2016. Michael Shellenberger describes why environmentalists are fighting for Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, California’s last, and why they will succeed.

Lecture date: November 30, 2016. Douglas McCauley shares stories of science and adventure from his career as a marine biologist.

Lecture date: November 17, 2016. Rob Gould is the founder and president/CEO of One Degree Strategies. He discussed using the discipline of marketing to change people’s behavior regarding climate change.

Lecture date: November 9, 2016. Sandy Trautwein discussed the fascinating lives of seahorses, seadragons, and pipefish, why seahorses are facing extinction within thirty years, and how the Aquarium is contributing to their conservation.

Lecture date: October 14, 2016. Russ Parsons and Sarah Rathbone discuss Dock to Dish and the important role of well-managed local seafood in an environmentally responsible seafood supply.

Lecture date: October 7, 2016. Russ Parsons, Robert Egger, and Arlin Crane discussed how culinary training coupled with supportive programming can provide new hope for reformed gang members, previously incarcerated men and women, and emancipated foster youth and the communities they live in.

Lecture date: September 23, 2016. Russ Parsons and Brian Brown discuss sustainability in the winemaking industry.

Lecture date: October 27, 2016. Dr. Sean Carroll discussed the discovery of the “The Serengeti Rules,” the ecological rules that regulate the numbers and kinds of animals and plants in any given place.

Lecture date: October 18, 2016. Photographer Mac Stone shared images and stories from his book, Everglades: America’s Wetland.