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The first Denver Café Scientifique of the year at the Wynkoop will be on Tuesday 22 January 2013 at 6:30 pm. Our speaker: W. Tad Pfeffer, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado BoulderThe topic: Who’s Asking? Getting Sea Level Predictions Right Although melting of the Greenland ice sheet is at an all-time high, not all the water is reaching the sea, as much is trapped in spaces within the ice sheet and its associated glaciers (shown dramatically in the film Chasing Ice, which is currently showing at Chez Artiste in Denver). This makes sea level rise less directly related to melting, at least in Greenland. Dr. Pfeffer and colleagues have studied and modeled glacier and ice sheet changes globally, and are in perhaps the best position to tell us what the present status is and what the future holds. This topic is one of the most controversial in science, at least as presented in the press and by some politicians. Tad Pfeffer says "One of the things that troubles me most is that the rapid-fire publication of unsettled results in highly visible venues creates the impression that the scientific community has no idea what's going on." If anyone does have an idea, it’s Tad Pfeffer, so come and hear all sides of the issue. The Café is free and open to everybody. Come early to be sure to get a seat! Sit next to someone you don't know. We’re in the Mercantile Room behind the bar. There is no food service during the Café, so come before or stay afterwards for a great dinner and superior liquids at the 'Koop. All info you need, including more about the speakers and topic (click "Upcoming") is on our website at: http://CafeSciColorado.orgQuestions? john.cohen@ucdenver.edu
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