{"id":8812,"date":"2013-12-06T12:10:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T17:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=8812"},"modified":"2013-12-06T12:10:29","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T17:10:29","slug":"ucf-professor-hosts-science-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-professor-hosts-science-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Professor Hosts Science Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/12\/downtown-credo-resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8828 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/12\/downtown-credo-resized.jpg\" alt=\"downtown credo resized\" width=\"231\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UCF Professor, Dr. Bohlen was the guest speaker at the <em>Science Caf\u00e9<\/em> on Wednesday, December 4th at Downtown Credo.<\/p>\n<p>Caf\u00e9 Scientifique, or\u00a0<em>Science Caf\u00e9<\/em>, is a monthly gathering\u00a0of scientific experts and interested lay community in a pub or other nonacademic setting. They explore the latest ideas in science and technology, using plain language. Admission is free, and you need no reservation\u2014just come ready to listen and contribute.<\/p>\n<p>Bohlen&#8217;s\u00a0presentation centered on the Human Transformation of Global Elemental Cycles.\u00a0 The rapacious human appetite for energy and food, accelerated by the industrial revolution, has transformed global elemental cycles. This transformation is altering our land, air and sea, with serious consequences for the entire global ecosystem. The Earth has moved into a new era, The Age of Humans, which some scientists have termed the \u201cAnthropocene.\u201d Human alteration of the earth can be viewed through many lenses, but nothing captures our predicament better than our transformation of global elemental cycles. Our impact on these cycles not only reflects human domination of the earth, but also exemplifies the challenges we face in meeting energy and food needs of a burgeoning human population sustainably.<\/p>\n<p>He took the audience\u00a0on a crash course through global biogeochemistry, showing how humans have altered global cycles of the major life elements: carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Along the way, guests discovered linkages between their local life and the global ecosystem. From global warming, to nutrient pollution of our coastal estuaries and springs, to the challenges of feeding the world, they walked away with a better appreciation for how we are transforming the earth, and what we need to do to create a more sustainable\u00a0future.<\/p>\n<div id=\"leftcontent\">\n<div id=\"node-243\">\n<div>\n<div>For more information, please visit their website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafesciorl.com\">www.cafesciorl.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>Patrick J. 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