"Caves, Climate and Cognition"
The University of South Florida's College of Marine Science is hosting a seminar by Dr. Kenny Broad in St. Petersburg, Florida on 17-Feb-2012. Dr. Broad's presentation, entitled "Caves, Climate and Cognition" will focus on findings from a recent expedition to the underwater caves of The Bahamas, with specific emphasis on how risk perception during extreme activities can shed light on behavioral decision making related to current environmental challenges.
Dr. Broad was recently named “National Geographic's Explorer of the Year” in 2011 for his extraordinary achievements in documenting the Blue Holes of the Bahamas. He is currently the Director of the Leonard and Jane Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy and a Professor in the Division of Marine Affairs and Policy at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
More on Dr. Broad's work in The Bahamas is here:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ex...s/kenny-broad/
The seminar will be held at 3:30 pm on Friday, 17-Feb-2012 in the Karen A. Steidinger Auditorium.
Address:
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute/USF-St. Petersburg
100 Eighth Ave. S.E.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Driving directions:
1) From I-275 take Exit 22 (I-175 Tropicana Field)
2) Remain on I-175 until it becomes 5th Ave S
3) Turn right on 1st Street SE, which ends at the entrance of the auditorium
4) Metered parking is available along the adjacent streets
