LA JOLLA 2014
Nicholas Spitzer, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, UCSD,
and inaugural Editor-in-Chief of BrainFacts.org.
a discussion about consciousness.
http://biology.ucsd.edu/research/faculty/nspitzer
John Hildebrand, PhD
Professor and Director, Scripps Whale Accoustic Lab, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
a lab tour and conversation about how sound is used by marine mammals and how sound can be used as a tool
for assessment of marine mammal populations.
http://cetus.ucsd.edu/profile_JohnHildebrand.html
Sarah Mesnick, PhD
Science Liaison for the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), an ecologist in the SWFSC’s Protected Resources Division,
and co-founder of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
a lab tour and discussion about the social evolution in the ocean and the role of social behavior in marine mammals.
https://swfsc.noaa.gov/staff.aspx?id=849
Thomas Albright, PhD
Professor and Director, Vision Center Laboratory, Conrad T. Prebys Chair in Vision Research,
Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
a conversation about neuroscience and architecture.
http://www.salk.edu/faculty/albright.html
Falk Feddersen, PhD
Acting Professor, Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
a conversation about the future of beaches, La Jolla Shores,
and the rising sea levels
https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/scientists-life-falk-feddersen
