LIbrary of Congress Webcasts
In my latest NASA Earth-and-Space-Science-Education newsletter I was reminded that NASA and the Library of Congress sponsor an interesting lecture series at the LoC, featuring scientists from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (in nearby Greenbelt, Maryland). I haven't yet made it for a live presentation but I was happy to see that all of the presentations are webcast–after a time, at least–so we can all enjoy them.
The excerpt below is from that newsletter dated 31 March 2008. (Newsletter information, archives, subscribe, etc., is here.)
Do notice that the webcast archives start in 2001 and evidently include many other interesting talks in addition to the NASA folk, so there's lots to pique everyone's interest.
NASA PRESENTATION SERIES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Library of Congress continue a series of free public presentations by top NASA scientists on current science topics. All programs will be held from 11:30-12:30 in the Mary Pickford Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
Webcasts will be available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/events/events.html#cybercasts (note: the Webcasts are typically not available for at least a couple of months after the event). For more information, go to: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/events/events.html.
Upcoming programs are:
–April 8, Anne Douglass and Jeannie Allen, Gardening for Ozone Air Quality.
–May 6, Tom Sever, Avoiding the Fate of the Mayans.
–June 4, Peter Hildebrand, Earth's Water Cycle in a Changing Climate
–Sept.10, Jim Smith, Space-Based Ornithology: on the Wings of Migration and Biophysics.
–Oct. 21, Jeff Morrisette, Invasive Species in the United States