Readings, Rated
CHF: Roger Payne wants to Save the Whales
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2007
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center / 400 S. State St.
Participants: Roger Payne: Are Whales Now Singing Their Last Song?
While I admit that my love for whales is superficial and mostly born from watching of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, that love is no less real. The Chicago Humanities Fest must feel the same way because they brought Roger Payne, founder and president of the cetacean research organization Ocean Alliance to kick off Day #1 of this year’s Fest. He is “best known for his discovery that humpback whales sing songs, as well as his demonstration that the sounds of fin and blue whales can be heard across oceans. He will discuss recent findings from his institute’s ongoing trips around the world, including the darkening prospects facing the world’s whales owing to various environmental depredations.” We might be snarky here sometimes at Literago, but we would never snark about whales. Everyone Chicagoan needs to attend this lecture, in our opinion.