SAIL of Melbourne, Inc

This visually stunning course produced in partnership with the Smithsonian opens new doors onto the 4.54-billion-year history of our world. Your guide through this look at Earth’s past is Dr. Stuart Sutherland, Professor in the Department of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia. This term we will begin with a quick review of highlights from the first eight lectures to bring folks up to speed. Lecture topics will range from “ocean fire and the origin of life” through “life’s greatest crisis” (the Permian extinction). Handout supplementary material in glorious color is promised by the presenter John Riley