The group's lively, eclectic mixture of traditional and original Irish music has met with rave reviews and several stage and film credits, including Frank McCourt's The Irish and How They Got That Way . The group also provided music at the memorial mass for John F. Kennedy Jr. at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. His talk will focus on the myths and realities of global warming as well as the combined research effort of 10 federal agencies to understand and improve predictions of climate change and greenhouse warming, ozone depletion and the long-term impact of humans on the environment. MacCracken holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Princeton and a doctorate in applied science from the University of California. This lecture is part of the Wednesday Noon Series.
Admission is free.