Astronomy on Tap
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Date & Time
Wed, Feb 15 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Address (map)
634 State St
Free, short, astronomy presentations at a bar.
Pathway to a Post-Global Warming Future — A Brief Overview of Climate Science, Consequences, and Solutions
The media often portrays our climate future as a choice between bleak and bleaker, which may seem justified given the many impacts of global warming that we are already seeing. But, it doesn’t have to be that way, because if we understand the science behind global warming, then we can also see a pathway to its solution. In this presentation, astrophysicist/educator Jeffrey Bennett will give you a brief overview of the surprisingly simple basic science behind global warming and of the consequences we can expect from this warming. He will then explain how we can in principle take the steps necessary to envision a “post-global warming” future, meaning a future in which today’s children will someday be able to talk about global warming as a once-serious problem that we found a way to solve. Note: This talk builds upon Dr. Bennett’s freely posted Global Warming Primer.
1000 pictures, 10,000 tools: A Brief History of the Tools that have Enabled Astronomy
Prerana Kottapalli (PK) [she/her] , Las Cumbres Observatory