Speaker: Deborah Cramer, Science Writer and MIT Earth System Initiative Visiting Scholar. Abstract: Ms. Cramer will present her latest book Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World as a case study in communicating complex scientific concepts to a general audience. Renown biologist E.O. Wilson has said her book is: "Authoritatively researched, clearly written, and beautifully illustrated, this book is best in its class."