Big Muddy Speaker Series presents:
Film: "Our Knowledge is but a Drop - Water, the Unknown Element"
This month's Speaker Series will be a fun and fascinating departure from our normal presentations.
Despite the central role water plays in all life, some researchers have found strange new properties of water that are not explained by our current understanding. We will screen the 45-minute 2008 documentary film by science journalists Hans Kronberger and Gundi Lamprecht, - "Our Knowledge is but a Drop - Water, the Unknown Element" - and look beneath the surface at some of these surprising new revelations.
The film dives into fascinating "out of the box" water research that reveals some of these impossible sounding properties like -
- Ocean water made flammable by radio waves?
- The real healing power of waterfalls?
- Water that has a memory?
NO ANSWERS, LOT'S OF QUESTIONS.
We cannot wait for the discussion after this film! Bring your open minds and thoughtful questions!
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Related Presentations
Resources & Links
Dig deeper for more info on this subject -
- ESSAY - "Water, the Unknown Nature" by Hans Kronberger.
The Big Muddy Speakers Series in Kansas City
is hosted by these wonderful partners!
- Little Blue River Watershed Coalition
- Friends of Lakeside Nature Center
- Missouri River Relief
- Healthy Rivers Partnership
- Kansas City Digital Video
Thanks to all of our venue hosts for making this possible! Click here for a list of upcoming presentations» The Big Muddy Speaker Series is also held monthly in Rocheport and St. Charles.
Recordings of Presentations
Kansas City Digital Video has been recording Big Muddy Speaker Series presentations. These are available on their website at this link. Some contain synchronized powerpoint presentations. We will be posting these to the archived presentation pages on bigmuddyspeakers.org. Thanks Micheal Morgan and crew for putting this important archive online!
Upcoming Presentations
Leave No Trace Training on the Barge
October 14, 2026St. Louis, MO
Join us for a special Big Muddy Speaker Series on the Living Lands & Waters Barge where Perry Whitaker will lead us in a Leave No Trace Training.
See Event
Missouri River Relief: 25 Years on the Big Muddy
November 10, 2026Columbia, MO
Join us for a journey through time celebrating 25 years of Missouri River Relief's work on the Big Muddy.
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Plastic Pollution, Gulf Hypoxia, and Water Quality
November 11, 2026St Charles, MO
Jennifer Wendt from MidAmerica Clean Future guides us through understanding regional water quality challenges.
See Event