October Evolution lectures

[jamie hale]

Friday, October 16

What Is Evolution and Why Does It Matter?

by James Krupa, Department of Biology, University of Kentucky

(Center Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

 

Monday, October 19

Evolution in America: A Short History of the First 150 Years

by Barry Werth, author of Banquet at Delmonico’s: Great Minds, the Gilded Age, & the Triumph of Evolution in America

(Center Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

 

Tuesday, October 20

Darwin in Wonderland: Evolution and the Science of Story

by Jonathan Gottschall, Department of English, Washington and Jefferson College & author of The Rape of Troy: Evolution, Violence, and the World of Homer

(Center Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

 

Wednesday, October 21

Is It Really Only a Theory?: Evolution and the Question of Design

by Kenneth R. Miller, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University and author of Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution

(Center Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

 

Thursday, October 22

Darwin’s Two Times

by Adam Gopnik, author of Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life

(Worsham Theater, University of Kentucky Student Center)

 

All talks begin at 6:00 p.m.

Events are free & open to the public.

 

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Transylvania University Kenan lecture

http://www.transy.edu...

 

LEXINGTON, Ky.—“Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species” will be Sean B. Carroll’s topic when he presents Transylvania University’s Kenan Lecture on Wednesday, October 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.