Saturday, September 13
9am : Book Giveaway Thanks to the Friends of the Library, we give away 75 copies of the book. First come, first served. Large print is available (limited quantities.) One copy per person. We recommend arriving early as these usually go quickly!
9:30am: Kick Off Program:
The octopus as tech: exploring the science, art, and technological potential of nature’s most spectacular color change artist with Scientist Roger Hanlon (Virtual Visit.)
Roger Hanlon is a senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA and a professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Brown University. Roger travels the globe as a SCUBA diving biologist, studying the behavioral ecology of cephalopods and fishes with special interest in rapid adaptive coloration that is used for camouflage and communication. Animal behavior, visual perception, and functional morphology of colorful skin are his favorite subject.
Photo copyright Roger Hanlon