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Studying the 'Deep Rhythms' of Climate Change - Wayne Clough

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2009 · Science & Technology

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Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, argues that one of the keys to surviving climate change is to learn from similar events in history, explaining "reality is much more complex than even the most sophisticated computer model today." He says that biological diversity, evolution and human development all depend on climate.

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The Smithsonian Institution is the largest museum and research complex in the world, 163 years old. Its brand-new Secretary is Wayne Clough, formerly president of Georgia Tech.

During his first year on the job, Secretary Clough toured the entire present activities, staff, and history of the far-flung Institution, with an eye to framing up its very long term future, which should embrace centuries at least. In this talk he spells out the prospects -- including the long-term future of science and education. - The Long Now Foundation

Wayne Clough is the 12th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, leading the world's largest museum and research complex with 19 museums, nine research centers, the National Zoo and research activities in more than 90 countries.

Before his appointment to the Smithsonian, Clough served as president of the Georgia Institute of Technology for 14 years. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Georgia Tech in 1964 and 1965 and a doctorate in 1969 in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

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