2015 Maggie & Nick DeWolf FREE Public Lecture Wednesday * January 14 * Wheeler Opera House 4:30 to 5:25 PM Physics Café co-hosted with Aspen Science Center 5:30 to 6:30 PM Lecture “How Plants and Animals Survive Crashing Ocean Waves” A lecture by Mark Denny Stanford University As ocean waves crash on rocky shores and coral reefs, they are accompanied by water velocities as high as 30 miles per second, among the highest in nature. One might suppose that the hydrodynamic forces imposed by these flows -- equivalent to those associated with supersonic flows in air -- would prohibit plants and animals from living in these extreme environments, but just the opposite is true. Next to tropical rain forests, life in wave-exposed habitats is the most diverse on the planet. Professor Denny will use limpets, acorn barnacles, seaweeds and other examples to highlight aspects of fluid dynamics seldom encountered in other habitats. Free, fun, and for the general public. For more information: aspenphys.org/public/currentlectures.html
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