Floating Sneakers: Examining the World's Flotsam with Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer

Steve Scher
04/02/2009 at 10:00 a.m.

Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer may have never discovered his love of beachcombing if thousands of Nike shoes hadn't spilled off a boat and washed up on the Oregon shore. Now he is considered an expert on flotsam. What have we learned about the ocean current from the flotsam that floats the waves? How has flotsam changed history? Why do people rarely read the message they find in a bottle? What have you found on the beach? Call 800.289.KUOW. or email Weekday.

Related Event

Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer will be appearing tonight, April 2, at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue, at 7:30 p.m.

Guest(s)

Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer received his PhD from the University of Washington in Oceanography. He is the President and editor of Beachcombers Alert. He's also the co–author (with Eric Scigliano) of "Flotsametrics: How one Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science."