Conference Series

Global Climate Change Forums

In 2006, the Adler Planetarium presented a series of public forums on a variety of topics related to global climate change. The public forums brought together scientists and interested members of the public in a series of open dialogues about climate change. Members of the public heard firsthand perspectives from scientists at NASA and other U.S. science agencies as they shared details about their work and how they are solving the mysteries of Earth's climate system. Subscribe to the Global Climate Change Forums series or download each lecture below.

Forum 1: How Much, How Soon, How Do We Know?

Adler Planetarium
February 25, 2006

1. Introduction by Paul H. Knappenberger, Ph.D., President of Adler Planetarium and remarks by David Herring, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
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2. Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Ph.D., University of Chicago
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3. Gavin Schmidt, Ph.D., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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4. Wallace S. Broeker, Ph.D., Columbia University
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Forum 2: Is The Earth's Ozone Shield Recovering?

Field Museum of Natural History
March 25, 2006

1. Stephen Andersen, Ph.D., Enviromental Protection Agency
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2. Former U.S. Ambassador Richard Benedick, President of the National Council for Science and the Environment
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3. Paul Newman, Ph.D., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Forum 3: Human Footprints: Exploring the Intersections of Society and the Natural World

Northwestern University
April 22, 2006

1. Introduction
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2. Compton Tucker, Ph.D., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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3. Marc Imhoff, Ph.D., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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4. Michael E. Schlesigner, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
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Forum 4: How Can We Meet Our Future Energy Needs Without Jeopardizing Our Planet's Health?

Chicago Cultural Center
June 4, 2006

1. Introduction
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2. Tom Sever, Ph.D., NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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3. Richard Eckman, Ph.D., NASA Langley Research Center
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4. Bill Becker, Ph.D., Founder of Aerotecture, Ltd.
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5. Robert Rosner, Ph.D., Director of Argonne National Laboratory
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Pale Blue Dot III

September 17-20, 2006, the Adler Planetarium and the NASA Astrobiology Institute co-convened for the third Pale Blue Dot workshop to engage scientists, media, and the public in the search for life on distant worlds.

David Crisp
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Earth and Planetary Science Techniques for Remote- Sensing Detection.
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Mark Allen
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Is Mars Alive? A Case Study of Interpretation of Remote Measurements of a Potential Biosignature
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Session Two: Plenary Discussion
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Session One: Sources of Planetary-Scale Biosignatures
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Max Bernstein
Friday, February 23, 2007
Discriminating Between Signs of Life, Signs of Pre-Biotic Chemistry, and Abiotic False Positives.
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Jill Tarter
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Global Scale Technological Biosignatures
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Tori Hoehler
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Session One: Understanding the Pale Blue Dot - Plenary Discussion
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Session One: Plenary Discussion
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Session One: Understanding the Pale Blue Dot - Plenary Discussion
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Beverly Pierson
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Microbial and Vegetative Surface Biosignature
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Jon Miller
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Challenges in Communicating Science
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Ariel Anbar
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
The Earth Through Time: The Earth's Co-Evolution with the Biosphere.
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