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Upcoming Silicon Valley Lecture Series: The Many Roles of Water in Making Planets Habitable.

November 5, 2023 / Leave a Comment
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by Carl Kruse The Silicon Valley Astronomy Series returns on Wednesday, November 15, 2023  with a presentation titled Water Above, Water Below, Water Within: The Many Roles of Water in Making Planets Habitable.  Dr. Laura Schaefer from Stanford University will provide an illustrated, non-technical lecture of the topic. It all takes place at the Smithwick … [Read more…]

Posted in: California, Environment, Science, SETI, Space Exploration Tagged: Foothill College, Laura Schaefer, Silicon Valley Lecture Series

Monterey Bay Aquarium Revisited

December 16, 2021 / 4 Comments
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Here at the blog we have a long-running infatuation with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in northern California and try to visit as often as possible, both in person and in the blog, and have written about the place before. When Fraser suggested re-visiting it, we quickly said yes. – Carl Kruse by Fraser Hibbitt for … [Read more…]

Posted in: California, Carl Kruse, Environment, Monterey Tagged: Aquariums, Fisheries, Ocean research

Berlin Botanical Gardens

December 1, 2021 / 3 Comments
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by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog In 1897, construction began on 43 hectares in southwestern Berlin. The space is bordered by the Unter den Eichen, or Under the Oaks, a road that forms part of the federal highway joining Berlin to neighboring Potsdam. Many of the ancient trees on the adjacent boulevard … [Read more…]

Posted in: Berlin, Carl Kruse, Environment, Plants, Travels, Trees, Winter Tagged: Berlin Botanic Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Christmas, Plant Conservation

SETI Chat: A Sixth Mass Extinction Likely?

September 11, 2021 / 5 Comments