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Feb.27, 2009 Dr. Werner Lang ”Design with Climate: Building for a Cooler Planet” Download Presentation

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Jan. 30, 2009 Dr. Tyrone Hayes ”From Silent Spring to Silent Night” Download Presentation

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Nov. 14, 2008 Dr. Donald Blankenship ”Beginning the Search for Life on the Outer Planets” Download Presentation

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Oct. 10, 2008 Dr. Richard Corsi ”Is Your House Killing You?” Download Presentation

PDF Presentation		 Giant Ice Sheets Threaten Globe !?: Climate Change and the Greenland Ice Sheet Windows Media Player Setup
Sept. 5, 2008 Dr. Ginny Catania ”Giant Ice Sheets Threaten Globe !?: Climate Change and the Greenland Ice Sheet” Download Presentation

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May 2, 2008 Dr. Sean Gulick ”The Rock that Changed the World” Download Presentation

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Apr. 4, 2008 Dr. Kenneth Miller ”God, Darwin, and Design: Lessons from the Dover Monkey Trial” Download Presentation

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Feb. 22, 2008 Dr. Michael E. Webber ”Our Energy Future” Download Presentation

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Nov. 16, 2007 Dr. Eric J. Barron ”The Changing Debate on Global Warming” Download Presentation

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Oct. 19, 2007 Dr. J. Craig Wheeler ”Exploding Stars in an Accelerating Universe” Download Presentation

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Sept. 14, 2007 Dr. David Hillis ”DNA in Hollywood: Fact, Fiction and Future” Download Presentation

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Apr. 27, 2007 Dr. Carl Safina ”Voyage of the Turtle” Download Presentation

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Mar. 28, 2007 Dr. David Vaughan ”Come Ice or High Water: How Will Global Warming Affect Antarctic Ice Sheets and Sea Levels?” Download Presentation

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Feb. 9, 2007 Rich MacMath ”Choosing Our Future: Greenhouse Gases or Green Homes?” Download Presentation

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Nov. 16, 2006 Dr. Stephen R. Palumbi ”The History and Future of Whales” Download Presentation

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Oct. 5, 2006 Dr. Kerry A. Emanuel ”Is Climate Change Increasing Hurricane Activity?” Download Presentation

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Sept. 7, 2006 Dr. David M. Oshinsky ”Race for a Cure” N/A Race for a Cure Envivio Setup
Apr. 7, 2006 Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers ”Fighting Deadly Diseases: Strategies for Prediction and Containment” Download Presentation

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Mar. 3, 2006 Dr. Jeremy Jackson ”Brave New Ocean” Download Presentation

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Feb. 2, 2006 Dr. Michael Starbird ”To Infinity and Beyond” N/A To Infinity and Beyond Envivio Setup
Nov. 18, 2005 Dr. Travis LaDuc ”The Striking Behavior of Rattlesnakes” Download Presentation

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Oct. 13, 2005 Dr. John Grotzinger ”The 2004 Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Evidence for Water and Prospects for Life” Download Presentation

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Sept. 9, 2005 Dr. Timothy Rowe ”Dinosaurs in the Digital Age: Facts, Fictions, and Forgeries” Download Presentation

Online Presentation		 Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis, Primitive Dinosaur - Mr. Jonathan Franzosa, 2001, Digital Morphology Envivio Setup
Apr. 15, 2005 Dr. Lonnie G. Thompson ”Ice Adventures: Tracking Evidence of Abrupt Climate Change Across the Tropics” Download Presentation

Online Presentation		 The Ross Ice Shelf at the Bay of Whales, Antarctica. (78° 30' S Latitude, 164° 20' W Longitude) Photographer: Michael Van Woert, NOAA NESDIS, ORA Windows Media Player Setup
Mar. 11, 2005 William L. Ginn ”CSI-Texas: The Science of Sleuthing” Download Presentation

Online Presentation		 Stencil on sidewalk of human cutout in Montreal by Nate Nolting Windows Media Player Setup
Feb. 4, 2005 Steve Wolf ”Science in the Movies: The Science Behind Stunts & Special Effects” Download Presentation

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Nov. 19, 2004 Dr. Wallace Fowler ”Exploring Outer Space: Fact vs. Fiction” Download Presentation

Online Presentation		 XMM-Newton Artist's Impression Photo Credit: European Space Agency Windows Media Player Setup
Oct. 22, 2004 Dr. George Pollak ”Seeing the World Through Their Ears: The Exotic World of Bats” Download Presentation

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Sept. 10, 2004 Dr. Barbara Mahler Download Presentation

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April 23, 2004 Dr. John C. Abbott Download Presentation

Online Presentation		 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Texas' Amazing Insects by Dr. John C. Abbott Windows Media Player Setup
Mar. 26, 2004 Dr. David Wald Download Presentation

Online Presentation		 Citizen Science: Man vs. Machine in Providing Rapid Earthquake Information by Dr. David Wald Windows Media Player Setup
Feb. 13, 2004 Mark Kapner, P.E. Download Presentation

Online Presentation		 Austin's Power: Green Power is Clean and Renewable by Mark Kapner, P.E. Windows Media Player Setup
Nov. 21, 2003 Dr. Paul Barbara Download Presentation

Online Presentation		 Nanoscience: Big Science at Tiny Scales by Dr. Paul Barbara - Image shows one of the possible applications of nanotechnology in medicine in the future - microscopic machines roaming through the bloodstream, injecting or taking samples for tests. ©Copyright 2002 Coneyl Jay. All Rights Reserved
Oct. 24, 2003 Dr. Robert Duke and Dr. Eugenia Costa-Giomi ”Our Perceptions of Music: Why Does the Theme from Jaws Sound Like a Big, Scary Shark?”
Our Perceptions of Music: Why Does the Theme from Jaws Sound Like a Big, Scary Shark? Why is There String Music in the Elevator? and Other Questions about How Music Works Dr. Robert Duke and Eugenia Costa-Giomi
Sept. 5, 2003 Dr. David Allen ”Big, Beautiful Sky: The State and Future of Texas' Air” Download Presentation

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Big, Beautiful Sky: The State and Future of Texas' Air by Dr. David Allen
Mar. 21, 2003 Dr. Roger Bilham ”Global Death and Construction: Earthquakes on an Urban Planet” Download Presentation

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Global Death and Construction: Earthquakes on an Urban Planet by Dr. Roger Bilham
Feb. 21, 2003
 Dr. G. David Tilman Download Presentation

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Life on a Human-Dominated Earth: The Challenges Ahead by Dr. G. David Tilman
Jan. 24, 2003
 Dr. Kelley Crews-Meyer Download Presentation

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I Spy... Seeing Our Environment in a New Light: The Technology of Remote Sensing by Dr. Kelley Crews-Meyer
Nov. 15, 2002
 Dr. William D. Cochran Download Presentation

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Beyond Our Solar System: The Search for Extrasolar Planetary Systems by Dr. William D. Cochran
Oct. 18, 2002
 Dr. John M. Sharp Download Presentation

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Sept. 13, 2002
 Dr. Brent L. Iverson Download Presentation

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April 19, 2002
 Dr. John Kormendy Download Presentation

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March 22, 2002
 Dr. Leon Long Download Presentation

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Jan. 25, 2002
 Dr. Camille Parmesan Download Presentation

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Nov. 16, 2001
 Dr. Carlton Erickson  
Oct. 12, 2001
 Dr. William Fisher  
Apr. 20, 2001
 Mr. Troy M. Kimmel  
Mar. 30, 2001
 Dr. Frank N. Bash  
Mar. 2, 2001
 Dr. John W. Kappelman  
Jan. 26, 2001
 Dr. Michael Ryan  
Nov. 17, 2000
 Dr. David M. Hillis  
Oct. 6, 2000
 Dr. Timothy B. Rowe  
Sept. 15, 2000
 Dr. Henrietta N. Edmonds  
Aug.  25, 2000
 Dr. Randall Marrett  
May 5, 2000
 Dr. Mark Helper  
Mar. 24, 2000
 Dr. Richard Kyle  
Feb. 25, 2000
 Dr. Daniel Barker  
Jan. 28, 2000
 Dr. William Muehlberger  
Nov. 19, 1999
 Dr. Timothy B. Rowe