What does the seaweed want? - Jan Mees & Arita Baaijens
Thu, 6 Aug 2026 · 15:00
Kursaal Oostende (startplaats o.v.), Ostend
€17
Discover the deep mysteries and the hidden voices of the sea during a lively conversation between marine biologist Jan Mees and environmental biologist and adventurer Arita Baaijens.
Jan Mees takes you in his latest book 'Het vreemde leven in de oceaan' (together with Colin Janssens) to the fascinating and still unknown depths of the world's oceans, from deep-sea monsters to microscopic microbes.
Arita Baaijens investigates in the book 'In gesprek met de Noordzee' in an idiosyncratic and poetic way the question of whether man and sea can really understand each other. What does the seaweed want? What does the oyster want? She decided to bring the North Sea into the boardrooms. How? By applying to the North Sea itself for the position of ‘Speaker for life in the sea’.