Ocean Encounters: The Stories We Tell

Sea stories from ancient oral traditions to modern-day pirates. The ocean has been a source of inspiration throughout human history. Where did we come from? What’s over the horizon? How does our planet work? Join us to learn how different storytelling traditions have helped inform and enrich our knowledge about ourselves and our planet for generations.

Speakers: Amy Bower, WHOI Physical Oceanographer, Skip Finley, Author and historian, and Tobias Vanderhoop, Aquinnah Wampanoag Storyteller

Host: Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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