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The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. This mission of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy, and protect the planet. The Headwaters Group of the Sierra Club serves members of Durham, Vance, Person, and Granville Counties. You do not need to live in one of these counties to join our Meetup, and unless specifically noted, you do not need to be a Sierra Club member to attend attend one of our Meetups, events, and/or outings. We welcome anyone and everyone and would love to see you at one of our events!
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Sibling Rivalry among Songbirds (Not Sponsored)
Haw River Tap + Table, 300 East Main St, Unit C, Carrboro, NC, USIn songbirds, the morphology of the vocal tract predicts song performance, and song performance affects access to mates. This, in turn, raises the question as to what causes this vocal-tract morphological variation. Dr. Keith Sockman, an associate professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss the recent analyses from his laboratory’s 20-year dataset on wild, free-ranging Lincoln’s sparrows at our montane field site in Colorado, which have revealed developmental constraints on the vocal tract, driven in part by parental favoritism toward some nestlings over their sibling nestmates.
This program is an installment of Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. Carolina Science Cafes explore science topics making national and international headlines, offering our adult audiences the chance to meet the experts behind the work. Hosted on the first Tuesday of every month, Carolina Science Cafe takes place at **Haw River Tap & Table **in Carrboro with light appetizers available for all attendees.
Dr. Keith Sockman earned a PhD in Zoology in 2000 at Washington State University, studying reproductive flexibility in American kestrels. His postdoctoral work at The Johns Hopkins University focused on the neurobiology of mate choice and reproductive timing in songbirds. His initial appointment in the Department of Biology at UNC Chapel Hill was in 2004, at which point he started a long-term study on the behavioral ecology and reproductive decisions of wild songbirds. He enjoys cycling, camping, and spending time with his two teenagers.
This event is not sponsored by the Sierra Club.
4 attendeesHope and the Future of International Energy
Location not specified yetLongtime UNCA and OLLI instructor Dot Sutlock will talk about reasons for hope and optimism when it comes to the future of energy around the world. To join on zoom, the zoom link is on the group's website or on the event description there. A link to archived presentations is also there.
Scientists and engineers have made renewable energy cheaper than fossil fuel energy all over the place! Scientists and engineers are creating new kinds of cheaper storage that will allow renewables, sometimes intermittent, to do it all! Renewables are sufficient to provide all the energy for the world! Happily the rest of the world gets it! We’ll be talking about new renewables, new storage and why they are going to save the world.
Dot Sulock taught math at University of North Carolina Asheville for 40 years and has taught at OLLI longer than anyone else except Ron Manheimer. She teaches primarily about renewables, nuclear stuff and the United Nations.
This is the monthly meeting of the Sierra Club group in Asheville. If you happen to be in town, they meet at the UNCA Reuter Center. To join on zoom, the zoom link is on the group's website or on the event description there. A link to archived presentations is also there.
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