The Malibu Library Speaker Series presents ocean scientist and UC Santa Barbara professor Dr. Douglas McCauley at Ma libu Library on Tuesday\, January 31\, 2023\, at 7 pm. Registration is req uired. Register online or call Malibu Library at 310.456.6438.
\nDr. McCauley&rsquo\;s work on oceans has been featured in the New York Ti mes\, National Public Radio\, and Time. He has researched to pics ranging from manta rays\, to bumphead parrotfish\, to shark spotting drones\, to AI for whales. He is a Sloan Research Fellow in the Ocean Scie nces and a member of the World Economic Forum&rsquo\;s ocean team.
\nBusiness is booming in the sea. New ocean industries are coming online ev
ery day: we are building underwater power plants\, factory farms for fish\
, desalination facilities along our coastlines\, and undersea mines. Some
of this activity may bring us things we want&mdash\;clean energy\, new job
s\, and more nutritious food. But it will also create big new challenges f
or people and ocean wildlife. Dr. McCauley will provide a brief history of
human use of our seas and
will share a view of what the future may b
ring for our oceans.
This event will take place at Malibu Library. Registration is required. Register online or call Malibu Library at 310.4 56.6438.
\nSince 2013\, the Malibu Library Speaker Series\, a progra m of the Malibu Library\, part of LA County Library\, and the City of Mali bu\, has featured experts\, authors\, and other notable figures discussing a wide range of subjects\, including the entertainment industry\, literat ure\, science\, motivation\, the arts\, education\, sports\, travel\, food \, and the environment.
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