Teaching Darwin in Elementary School (Academy of Natural Sciences, March 30, 6 pm)

[ March 30, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] This is timely, considering the nonsense that just popped up (and justifiably beaten down) in Texas . The Academy of Natural Science’s Town Hall series takes a look on how we are teaching our children about evolution.

Teaching Darwin in Elementary School
Monday, March 30, 6:30-8:30 pm

* Kathleen Fadigan, Ed.D.; Assistant [...]

Portrait of Chuck D as a Young Man (APS 4/3 6pm)

[ April 3, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] When you say the name Darwin, I think it is safe to say most people generate a mental image of Charles Darwin as an old, bearded man. This image, in fact:

Well, that or something similar. But what most people don’t realize is that when Darwin took his fateful voyage aboard the Beagle, he was [...]

Year of Evolution: “The Origin of Humanness” at the Wagner, 2/26

“THE ORIGIN OF HUMANNESS”
An illustrated presentation by Princeton University anthropologist, Dr. Alan Mann
Weeknights at the Wagner, Thursday, February 26th, 4-7 PM, Lecture at 5:30 PM
Celebrating the Year of Evolution
Charles Darwin, observing the babbling of babies, realized that humans have “an instinctive tendency to speak.” From birth we are programmed to learn language. Humans can combine [...]