Last night I had the pleasure of attending a World Science Festival event called The Hudson Since Henry. The event was hosted by Andrew Revkin, the New York Times science writer, and incorporated a number of folks who spoke about Hudson River science and art. In my opinion, by far the most interesting presentation was given by Eric Sanderson of the Wildlife Conservation Society. He spoke about his efforts to recreate and understand the physical landscape and ecology of Manhattan before its development, called the Mannahatta Project. Check the website here, learn how they completed the project here, and make sure to explore the history of any block in Manhattan here.
Tonight it's off to Rising Waters in a Thirsty World with Maude Barlow. If Blue Gold is any indication of the quality of this event, it should be excellent.
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