MAPS
presents a free FAMILY SCIENCE show
MAPS
presents a free FAMILY SCIENCE show
for people of all ages
(plus teacher workshop).
“Ocean Engine of Life”
Dr. Tierney Thys
National Geographic Explorer
TED Speaker
Friday, Nov. 3, 7:30 pm,
MJC East Campus Auditorium
Free
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/tierney-thys/
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tierney_thys
https://www.ted.com/talks/tierney_thys_swims_with_the_giant_sunfish
https://oceansunfish.org/t2.php
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tierney_thys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1QXv4sWUtw
Get ready to
jump off the land and into the water for a wild ride around the entire world
ocean. As we encounter places of destruction and desolation, hope and salvation,
we'll learn of the ocean’s immense importance to all life, how it has influenced
human evolution and world history.
Discover state-of-the-art research (including the ocean sunfish of course!)
aimed at ensuring a healthy ocean and planet for generations to come. COME DIVE
IN!
Supported
by the MJC Foundation, ASMJC, SCOE and the GVM
Tierney Thys (Ph.D. in zoology - Duke
Univ.) is a National Geographic Explorer and a Research Associate at the
California Academy of Sciences, biologist, and filmmaker. Her work bridges the
worlds of primary research and science communication to promote environmental
understanding and stewardship. Dr. Thys studies giant ocean sunfishes in
numerous locations including the Galapagos, California, and Indonesia, with an
aim to reduce bycatch, promote marine protection, and expand sustainable
ecotourism. When not chasing fish or doing neuro-research, Thys collaborates
with a variety of artists to message science and conservation in diverse ways,
from filmmaking to dance, and creating ocean trash sculptures. From 1998–2008,
Thys served as the Research Director for Sea Studios Foundation, a
California-based natural history documentary production house that produced the
multimillion-dollar NSF-funded series
Strange Days on Planet Earth and a series of classroom videos called The
Shape of Life.