Journey to Svalbard
Beyond the Sky
Yachats Ridge
GPS-Tracking Purple Martins to Brazil and Back
Science + Art
Globetrotting Primates
A Reluctant Prosecutor
Emotions and Movement
Remote Sensing
Wave Energy
Extreme Photography
Report on a Journey to the Beginning of Time
Juliana v U.S.
Chasing the Moon: Astronauts and Politics
Artificial Intelligence: Myths and Realities
Why We Can Still Build a Thriving Future (and Easy Ways to Help)
Offshore Aquifers and Fresh Water Security
Solstice Bonfire
Providing a forum for lectures and discussion
in the arts, sciences and humanities
The mission of the Yachats Academy of Arts & Sciences is to provide educational and entertainment opportunities for people on the central Oregon coast. Sponsored by Polly Plumb Productions, we encourage the residents of the village of Yachats, Oregon to work with Academy board members to organize those events that they judge to be most enjoyable.
How, Why and Where Earth Melts
Prof Dana Johnston
4pm Sunday, January 26, 2025
Professor Johnston's presentation will acquaint the audience with the mechanisms by which the earth melts, yielding igneous rocks like those that make up the Cascades and Sierras. A surprising conclusion will be that thermal anomalies have little to do with it.
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