October 11, 2013
Rus Higley
Killer Whale or Whale Killer...Orcas, Captivity, and Charismatic Megafauna
Looking at the problems surrounding Killer Whales and other whales on display in parks like SeaWorld, this talk will explore the issues of captivity including the
original capture of whales here in the Northwest, the story of Tillikum the largest Killer Whale in captivity which has been directly died to 3 separate deaths, and
what, if anything should be done about these animals. Especially with all the media attention drawn by the movie Blackfish which premiered at the Sundance Film
Festival and is currently showing at the Grand Cinema in Tacoma as well as other movies including Free Willy, the Cove, and Lolita: Slave to Entertainment, this
topic has become a hot topic in the local, national, and international media.
October 25, 2013
Hung Duong
Beating Math
Mathematics is well known for its role in technical fields like Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science. Yet those are not the only places where math can help you stay in the groove. Surprisingly, math can be found in the daily activities all around us. Whether one is performing a professional task or finishing a chore around the house, math is always there to keep you upbeat.
In this Science Seminar, Hung Duong shows how mathematics helps him stay in the rhythm as a musician and drummer. Hung will share his experiences with math and music where the music of the spheres vibrates the head!
So come on out and learn the secrets of beating math.
November 1, 2013
Gary Lichtenstein
Carbon Credits
Gary Lichtenstein, head of Light Stone Consulting, LLC will bring his years of experience as an environmental scientist, activist and consulting to Highline
Community College in his presentation on carbon credits. Do these economic devices hold the key to stop global warming and climate change? Will they become widely
accepted in the U.S. and other capitalist nations? And could you ever use them to pay for dinner and a movie? Come find out at the Green Week sponsored Science
Seminar.
November 8, 2013
Kate Erhardt
Mathematics Has Your Back
Are you in pain? Perhaps mathematics can be the cure. It happens without needles and you don't even have to get on a train leaving Denver. Mathematics provides
much of the science behind one of the subfields within chiropractic and so we say that math has your back. In this Science Seminar, National Upper Cervical
Chiropractic (NUCCA) will be introduced from a mathematician’s point of view. Kate Erhardt will share her experiences as a NUCCA patient as well as her understanding
of the mathematics that the NUCCA practitioners use in determining when an adjustment is needed and how the correction of the subluxation needs to be performed. So
come and learn just how much mathematics has your back.
November 15, 2013
Gregory Reinemer and Rich Bankhead
The nearly annual Physics show
Physics and Engineering – united for one spectacular Science Seminar. Who will have the most fiery performance? Will the force be with them? Just how shocking will
it be? If all goes well, you will have a blast. If experiments go awry, Highline will replace Building 7 (and make national news). Trust me, you don’t want to miss
this one!
November 22, 2013
James Peet
From Concept to Marketing - Developing, Manufacturing, and Marketing an Idea: One inventor's journey
What does it take to get a new product from the idea stage to market? This talk will cover the spectrum of conceptual ideas, research, design, prototyping, focus
groups, patent applications, business plans, finding manufacturers, all the way to developing a market. James Peet will use his invention as an example including the
way ideas evolve from prototype to manufactured units.
