EVENT
Bright Horizons 3 Cruise
- Bright Horizons 3 Cruise (also known as the Evolution Emanation cruise, February 27 – March 9, 2009) was an evolutionary science-themed InSight Cruise organized in partnership with Scientific American, sailing through the Panama Canal aboard Holland America Line's M.S. Zuiderdam, departing from and returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Key Presenters & Curriculum
- The cruise featured a seminar track focused on evolutionary biology and genetics:
- Jerry Coyne (Evolutionary Biologist, University of Chicago): Presented a series of lectures detailing natural selection and speciation, coinciding with the publication of his book Why Evolution is True.
- Mohamed Noor (Geneticist, Duke University): Hosted a hands-on DNA extraction workshop. During this workshop, Randal cracked a memorable pun about wearing the vials of extracted DNA to dinner. See Wearing Genes on Formal Night.
- Randal Schwartz: Attended as part of the technical support group, assisting with coordination and digital photography operations.
- The cruise featured a seminar track focused on evolutionary biology and genetics:
Shore Excursions I Took
- Port call excursions: Flickr Album (General Collection)
What links here
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.