Harvard’s Home for climate & Sustainability

HARVARD’S HOME

FOR CLIMATE & SUSTAINABILITY

The Radiant Sea: Color and Light in the Underwater World

Thursday, Nov 06, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online & Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Event Image
Dive into the wonders of the ocean with marine biologist and photographer Steven Haddock, coauthor with Sönke Johnsen of The Radiant Sea (Abrams Books, 2025). Through stunning photography, insightful captions, and engaging essays, the book explores how sea creatures display transparency, vivid pigmentation, iridescence, bioluminescence, and fluorescence—from the shallow tropics to the deep sea. In this presentation, Steven Haddock will share the science behind these luminous marine phenomena, along with stories from the scientific expeditions that enabled him to capture them. Videos, animations, and hands-on demonstrations will bring the book’s remarkable images to life. This event offers a unique glimpse into the vibrant world hidden beneath the waves.
Register

ADD YOUR EVENT TO THE SALATA CALENDAR

Are you hosting a Harvard-affiliated event that is related to climate change and/or sustainability? Please submit your event to the Salata Institute event calendar using this quick form! We look forward to sharing your event with the Harvard community.

Submit Your Event