Monsters of the Seas - Student Presentations

Number	Name of exercise	Author	Short Description
1.	Biography of Jules Verne	Jormquan Suwanketnikom	Vital statistics, popular books and working techniques.
2.	Biography of Jules Verne	Jormquan Suwanketnikom	Detailed handout
3.	The (Orca) Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)	Kostadin Kirov	Basic facts about Killer whales – social organization, hunting behaviour, interaction with other species, breeding, communication and navigation, etc.
4.	Sea Serpents	Csilla Budai	Contains information about the two main categories of sea serpents, the first recorded sightings, famous sea serpents, Chessie, possible explanations and others.
5.	Monsters of the Sea in Antique Maps	Uros Urosevic	Early Greek views of the world, overview of the description of monsters in antique maps.
6.	Carlo Collodi	Mariya Shisheva	Biography of Carlo Collodi; Le Avventure di Pinocchio.
7.	The Yeti	Corinna Braun-Munzinger	Legends and evidence about the existence of the “The Abominable Snowman”.
8.	Biography of Aristotle	Silviya Uzunova	Basic facts, chronology, life and works of Aristotle.
9.	Manatees and Dugongs	Claudia Nitzschmann	The origin of the Mermaid legend; beliefs and legends.
10.	Carnivorous Terrestrial Dinosaurs	Ioan Helpes	A presentation of prehistoric monsters: Carnivorous Terrestrial Dinosaurs. It contains general data about dinosaurs and specific data for the carnivorous ones.
11.	Dinosaurs	Hrisitna Fidanoska	This presentation displays briefly Dinosaurs from their origins to their extinction, which relies on the Darwinist theory.
12.	Whale Research	Cosmin Condea	In this presentation is shown the great controversy that exists in the killing of whales. Through different examples, and a brief reference to a research institute in Tokyo, the ethics of this action plays the biggest role standing between life and the sacrifice for the science.
13.	Hurricanes – Tropical Cyclones or Monsters of the Sea	Daniela Schwarze	This is a brief presentation about the features of Hurricanes, and the human contributions, coming from the interaction with them, followed by later studies.
14.	Exploring the Deep – Methods of Scientific observations and sampling	Andreas Kolling	This is very textual and very graphical description of the different senses, in the form of exploratory devices, used for the collection of data, contact with animals, and the making of measurements of the sea and its components.
15.	Biography of Herman Melville	Premvir Jain	This is a presentation with numerous slides showing biographical data from Herman Melville and a particular emphasis in one of his most remarkable works: Moby Dick. Among the biographical data it is included his early life, youth, experiences as a sailor, arrowhead, later life, and most important works. In reference to Moby Dick, the main characters and the plot where described.
16.	Carl Linnaeus – Systema Naturae	Welbeck Danquah	Here it is presented the biography of Carl Linnaeus starting with the origins of his name (following the Swedish traditions), his early life, education in the Lund Medical School and the University of Uppsala, his determinant Journey to Lapland, late life, and publications. In these, it is emphasized his work “Systema Naturae”.
17.	Looking for Nessie – The Monster of Loch Ness – A myth or truth?	Diana Montenegro	This presentation gives reference to a, so called, Nessie, or in other words “the Monster of Loch Ness”, whose existence in the Scottish lake has no more reliability than in sightings. A poll made for IUB students questioning the existence of the creature is also shown.
18.	Sharks – Terrors of the depth?	Luis Escobedo	This is a brief presentation about sharks as part of the mysterious sea. Emphasis is given to particular features such as digestion, sensory organs, and mainly its relationship with the human being described in attacks and prevention matters.
19.	Biography of Homer	Dimitar Kovachev	About the life and works of Homer.
20.	Richard Ellis	Marina Krestinina	Richard Ellis is a highly recognized painter of marine natural history subjects as well as the author of more than eighty magazine articles. In this presentation, Richard Ellis's works and marine experiences are described.
21.	The giant squid-the last sea monster	Mostafa Zaman	A talk about the beauty and horror of one of the most popular sea monsters, the giant squid. The presentation focuses on scientific facts about giant squids, and aims to dispel some myths.
22.	Greenpeace	Annika Schuenemann	Facts and stories about Greenpeace are presented, including the nature of the organization, the animals protected, and the techniques used to achieve the organization's goals. Some controversial issues are discussed.
23.	Mermaids in Science	Iliyana Racheva	What are mermaids? Are they simply the figment of a creative, often drunken imagination of ancient sailors or have they truly existed? The presentation sets out to answer these questions. Hypotheses of existence, culture and possible extinction are discussed.
24.	Vampires	Anca Lasc	This is a detailed presentation on the existence and life of vampires. Fiction and possible facts are described and analysed. Examples of international myths and beliefs about vampires are shown
25.	Pterosaurs	Shradda Shrestha	The topic of this presentation is 'flying lizards', animals that traversed the sky during the time dinosaurs roamed the earth. Numerous pictures and examples are shown and current scientific findings discussed.
26.	Werewolves	Timur Torgautov	The presentation is about men who can turn into wolves. Common myths of this phenomenon are displayed and scientifically explained.
27.	Ian Fleming	Sean Hattenbach	Almost everybody knows James Bond. This presentation is about the man behind the spy, about the author of James Bond, Ian Fleming. Both the life of the author and the process of James Bond's creation are described in this series of slides.
28.	Pliny the Elder	Marisano James	Pliny the Elder is the author of Natural History (also known as The History of the World), a 37 volume series of texts that set out to describe nature in great detail. The presentation focuses on the life (and death) story of this man and his many accomplishments, as well as some problems with his works.
29.	Scientific Diving - Meet the Monsters	Philippe Ankewitz	The history and types of diving are discussed. Important questions such as "Can we rely on Robotic Diving" are debated.
30.	Sperm Whales	Azim Toktosunov	About the physical structure of a sperm whale and the life style.