Faye Flam’s settling The Score at Wistar 9/16
Posted on | August 21, 2008 | Comments Off
| September 16, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
The lovely and talented Faye Flam will be discussing her new book The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man at the Wistar Institute on September 16th.
The Wistar Institute is on 3601 Spruce Street, deepinahearta Penn’s campus and across the street from HUP. It is free, but kindly register at www.wistar.org/AuthorRSVP or by calling 215-898-3790.
About the Book: From modern pick-up artists to the origin of the sexes, The Score explores the science behind male sexual behavior. With examples from both the human and animal worlds, Philadelphia Inquirer science writer Faye Flam elucidates how the pursuit of sex has shaped males over millions of years. This scientifically grounded but humorous book touches on subjects including the competition for mates, the evolution of the Y chromosome, and the decline of the alpha male.
About the Author: Faye Flam has been covering science for the Philadelphia Inquirer since 1995. Her former column “Carnal Knowledge,” which explored the science of sex, was nominated for a Pulitzer. She has also written for New Scientist, Science, and The Economist. A graduate of the California Institute of Technology, Flam was recently a Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan.
