ever it starts with great intern. wow, along with these television companies support cspan2 as a public service. hello everyone welcome. i am absolutely delighted to be moderating today s session. this is underwater, climate change and me. if you are not interested in hearing about oceans and coral reef first i am sorry for you. [laughter] you may show yourself out of the room. we are going to be diving into 45 minutes of conversation about our oceans. we are going to start an sun dress in shallow waters with coral reef and make our way down into the darker more mysterious adapts. what i am excited about is to be joined by two incredible marine scientists and authors joining us today we have the author of the life on the rocks building a future for coral reef. doctor julie. [applause] as well as an intrepid explorer research scientist and author of below the edges darkness. a memoir of exploring light in life in the deep sea. doctor edith witter. [applause] we would like
hearing about oceans and coral reefs, first, i m sorry for you, second, you can go out of the room. we will be diving into 45 minutes of conversation about our oceans. we will start at a sundrenched, shallow waters with coral reef, then make our way down into darker, more mysterious steps depths. i am excited to be joined by two incredible marine scientists and authors. joining us today we have the author of life on the rocks: building a future for coral reefs dr. julie [applause] as well as an intrepid explorer, research scientist and author of below the edge of darkness: a memoir of exploring life and light in the deep sea. dr. edith witter. we want to thank the national endowment for the arts for sponsoring the stage. our plan today is to explore both of the books that explore ocean science as well as personal stories. julie and edith both take us on personal journeys whether navigating medical mission mysteries or struggling before pushing forward. my own career pa
then make our way down into darker, more mysterious steps depths. i am excited to be joined by two incredible marine scientists and authors. joining us today we have the author of life on the rocks: building a future for coral reefs dr. julie [applause] as well as an intrepid explorer, research scientist and author of below the edge of darkness: a memoir of exploring life and light in the deep sea. dr. edith witter. we want to thank the national endowment for the arts for sponsoring the stage. our plan today is to explore both of the books that explore ocean science as well as personal stories. julie and edith both take us on personal journeys whether navigating medical mission mysteries or struggling before pushing forward. my own career path started in ocean conservation so it is a personal joy to explore these things. i am so excited to get into this together. my plan is i will ask each of them to make a provocative statement or ask a question to get you all thinkin