City of Woodland CA : Science and Society Discussion Series at Woodland Public Library

The Woodland Public Library Science and Society Discussion Series returns with Andrew Whitehead, PHD to discuss the BP Oil Spill.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 6:00 - 8:00PM

Square One @ Woodland Public Library

Andrew Whitehead, PhD, The BP Oil Spill

https://whiteheadresearch.wordpress.com/

The Deepwater Horizon blowout resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history. How did it happen? Why was it so hard to stop? How was this oil spill similar or different compared to other oil spills? What were the impacts of this oil spill?

Professor Andrew Whitehead from UC Davis explores all of these questions, and will try and answer yours, during this lecture

The Woodland Public Library Science and Society Discussion Series is an open public forum hosted by the Woodland Public Library where the public and experts from different fields come together to discuss complex, controversial issues at the intersection of scientific knowledge and civic life that illustrate the challenges for public policymaking.

Examples of controversial topics are environmental disasters, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), climate change, the relationship between science and public policy, and how the public becomes informed about these issues.

The sessions provide opportunities for the public and those engaged in research and policymaking to share ideas and concerns. We hope such public discussions will become models for polite and meaningful engagement of participants with differing points of view and that they will increase understanding of the issues and contribute to more informed development of future public policies.

We invite your creative participation in these conversations!

All are welcome to attend and we encourage an open dialogue on all the topics presented. For more information about the Science and Society Discussion Series please contact the library at [e-mail] or 530-661-5980.