Program Details
Explore the human fascination with seashells and their ancient history as global currency, their use as religious and luxury objects, and the remarkable marine mollusks that make them in Ms. Cynthia Barnett’s engaging account of an aspect of nature and culture long hidden in plain sight. In this presentation, Barnett illuminates the beauty and wonder of seashells as well as human ingenuity and scientific solutions they represent for the warming world. This presentation is based on The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of Oceans published in 2021.
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