Science Buzz Lunch in Building 2, Room 107 7-2-2012
Topics discussed included:
1) The recent detection (by illumination resulting in infra-red emission) of residual Egyptian blue pigment on Greek marble sculptures and the Parthenon, and current knowledge about the adoption of elements of Egyptian culture by the Greeks.
2) The recent death of Lonesome George, the last known member of his subspecies of Galapagos Tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island. This led us to compare and contrast evolutionary scenarios on the Galapagos Archipelago (of volcanic origin) and the Ryukyu Archipelago (considered to be of continental origin).
3) The recent profile of Professor Rick Shine in Science, and especially his proposed mechanism of evolutionary "spatial sorting" as it relates to the Cane toad (Bufo marinus). Also, the possibility of eradicating the invasive cane toads from Australia using funnel traps to collect cane toad tadpoles attracted by cane toad eggs as bait.
Topics discussed included:
1) The recent detection (by illumination resulting in infra-red emission) of residual Egyptian blue pigment on Greek marble sculptures and the Parthenon, and current knowledge about the adoption of elements of Egyptian culture by the Greeks.
2) The recent death of Lonesome George, the last known member of his subspecies of Galapagos Tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island. This led us to compare and contrast evolutionary scenarios on the Galapagos Archipelago (of volcanic origin) and the Ryukyu Archipelago (considered to be of continental origin).
3) The recent profile of Professor Rick Shine in Science, and especially his proposed mechanism of evolutionary "spatial sorting" as it relates to the Cane toad (Bufo marinus). Also, the possibility of eradicating the invasive cane toads from Australia using funnel traps to collect cane toad tadpoles attracted by cane toad eggs as bait.
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