The world has changed. Today fast reliable Internet Connection is something no one can live without so why was there for our customers with speed, reliability, value and choice. Now more than ever it all starts with great internet. While supports cspan2 as a public service. Hello everyone, welcome. Im absolutely elated to the moderating todays session. This is underwater, Climate Change and me and if you are not interested in hearing about oceans and coral reefs first im sorry for you and also you may help yourself out of the room. We are going to be diving into 45 minutes of conversation about our oceans. We will start in sundrenched shallow waters of coral reefs and make our way down into darker moremysterious depths. Im excited about is to be joined by two incredible marine scientist and authors and joining us today we have the author of life onthe rocks , building a future for the coral reefs doctor juli berwald as well as an intrepid explorer and author of below the edge of darkne
10th annual san antonio book festival, and thank you to Central Library for helping us present this amazing day and to the hon holt family for sponsoring this venue. I want to remind you that. 15 minutes after this session ends. Julie will be signing books in the nowhere bookshop tent which is outside in the festival marketplace where you see all those tents out there. Please take this time to silence your cell phones. And were going to talk for a little bit and then well open it up for some. Questions from the audience, okay. So first im going to read. The description from the back of this book because i think it gives you a very good overview of what is in here. But this is what it looks like in hardcover. So go and buy that its gorgeous. So coral reefs are microcosm of our planet extraordinarily diverse deeply deeply interconnected and full of wonders. When theyre thriving these fairy gardens hidden beneath the oceans surface burst with color in life. They sustain entire ecosystems
Is, first come im sorry for you and also you may help yourself out of the f room. Were goingr to be diving into 5 minutes of conversation about our oceans. We will start in sundrenched shallow waters with clarice s and then make our way down into darker more mysterious depths. What im excited about is rejoined by two incredible marine scientists and authors. Joining us today we have the author of lifee on the rocks am building a future for coral reefs, doctor juli berwald. [applause] as well as an intrepid Explorer Research scientist and author of below the edge of darkness, a memoir of exploring light and life inb the deepse, doctor edith widder. [applause] we would like to thank the National Endowment for the arts for sponsoring this stage and our plan for our time today is to export both of these books which explore Ocean Science as well as personal stories. Julie and edie will take us on personal journeys whether thats navigating medical mysteries or struggling sometimes before pus
With coral reefs and make her way down into darker more mysterious depths. I know what i am excited about is to be joined by two incredible marine scientists and authors for joining us today rip author of life on the rocks, building a future for coral reefs doctor juli berwald. [applause] as well as an intrepid Explorer Research scientist author of below the edge of darkness a memoir of exploring light and life in the deepsea doctor edithin widder. [applause] we like to thank the National Endowment of the arts for sponsoringan the stage. Our plan for our time today is to explore both of these books which explore e Ocean Science as well as personal stories. Julie and edie take us on personal journeys with its navigating medical mysteries or struggling some time despairing before pushing forward. My own career path starred in Ocean Conservation so it is a personal joy to explore these things. And i am so excited to get into this together. Our plan is ill ask each of them to make a provoc
Hearing about oceans and coral reefs, first, im sorry for you, second, you can go out of the room. We will be diving into 45 minutes of conversation about our oceans. We will start at a sundrenched, shallow waters with coral reef, then make our way down into darker, more mysterious steps depths. I am excited to be joined by two incredible marine scientists and authors. Joining us today we have the author of life on the rocks building a future for coral reefs dr. Julie [applause] as well as an intrepid explorer, Research Scientist and author of below the edge of darkness a memoir of exploring life and light in the deep sea. Dr. Edith witter. We want to thank the National Endowment for the arts for sponsoring the stage. Our plan today is to explore both of the books that explore Ocean Science as well as personal stories. Julie and edith both take us on personal journeys whether navigating medical mission mysteries or struggling before pushing forward. My own career path started in Ocean