We meet once per week on Tuesdays from 12pm-12:55pm in Broad 200. Feel free to bring your lunch!
Attendance is absolutely mandatory.
| Week | Date | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 6, 2026 | Meet the Leviathan. | Winter reading assignment due. |
| 2 | January 14, 2026 | An evening with Nick Pyenson: paleontologist, curator, and author of Spying on Whales. | Special session, Wednesday 6pm. |
| 3 | January 20, 2026 | Where did the Leviathan come from? Reflections on evolution. | |
| 4 | January 27, 2026 | Whales by the Numbers. | |
| 5 | February 3, 2026 | How do whales work I? Elite diving and myoglobin. | |
| 6 | February 10, 2026 | How do whales work II? Swimming and eating. | |
| 7 | February 17, 2026 | Where do the whales go? The story of migration. | |
| 8 | February 24, 2026 | Umwelt and communication. Whale sensing and acoustics. | |
| 9 | March 3, 2026 | Whales, humans, and ecology. |
Updates (including field trips and labs) will be posted here and announced via email as they arise.