Videos of past presentations:
Here are copies of 8 of my 11 lectures as presented and broadcast on the Holland America Line Rotterdam March 28 - April 22, 2014. Unfortunately HAL ships do not record me, just my soundtrack, or the items being emphasized with my laser pointer. My introduction lecture (#1), Geological Trivia (#6), and Myths and Legends (#10) were not recorded by the ship? Having selected the lecture, please be patient to allow it time to load.
Thank you Event Manager Tracy and staff of the Rotterdam for making these ship recordings available to me.
Thank you Event Manager Tracy and staff of the Rotterdam for making these ship recordings available to me.
2. The Birth of the Indian Ocean and the origin of the volcanic “Indonesian Arc”. This talk touches on the theory of plate tectonics, the break up of the supercontinent of Pangea, and the geological events which formed India, The Himalayas, and The Indonesian Volcanic Arc.
3. The Titanic Forces of Nature. Rifts of the world, earthquakes, volcanos, hot water, and giant cracks in the earth. What in the world is going on?
4. Why are petroleum prices so volatile? A review of oil and gas exploration from a petroleum geologists viewpoint. Where do we find oil, how much is there, and who owns it? Do prices at the pump accurately reflect the cost of exploration and production. This informative, yet entertaining look at the Oil and Gas Industry is designed to give the audience a wider appreciation of the oil and gas industry.
5. The Shale Revolution – USA is once again a world top oil producer. A discussion of these unconventional sources of energy, shale gas and oil sands, and their controversial methods of extraction, such as 'fracking'.
7. The Slippery Slope of Civilization’s Success – Global Issues – The Depletion of Critical Natural Resources. What mineral commodities will we run out of in the foreseeable future? Nobody seems to be concerned with the end of iron, aluminum or copper.
8. The Transformation of Ancient Civilizations in man’s historical past due to climatic changes. What happened to the Garden of Eden, Why is Petra in the middle of a desert. Is historical climate change to blame?
9. Climate change and global warming – what’s cooking? From a geologist's perspective, where do we currently stand with climate change and global warming.
11. Man’s search for natural resources – the underpinnings of human civilization. How did natural resources such as water, fertile plains and vast deposits of minerals influence the progress of some civilizations and not others, thus shaping human history.