Science on Tap: Colin Purrington “Embracing Darwin” November 9, 6pm

[ November 9, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] I have to admit, Colin Purrington, Swarthmore prof and evolution activist, is one of my heroes. Check out his site, you’ll love it: http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/evolk12/evoops.htm

I really hope to make this particular cafe, even though I’ve seen him speak a bunch of times.

“Embracing Darwin”
Charles Darwin turned 200 in February, and his book On the Origin [...]

Bonus Science on Tap: November 2 at National Mechanics

[ November 2, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] The Chemical Heritage is trying to sneak in a “bonus” science cafe (which I hope doesn’t detract from Colin Purrington’s event on the ninth) with what promises to be a cool change of pace, a dramatic presentation by the Flashpoint Theater Company’s presentation of Boom.

Flashpoint Theatre Company
Noah Herman, director
Derick Loafmann, Melissa Lynch, [...]

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 [...]

The Unforgivable Absence of Darwin Day Stuff == Penn Museum’s Darwin Day and Evolution Teach-in (2/15)

[ February 15, 2009; 1:00 pm; ] Happy Birthday, Chuck.

Unfortunately, nobody’s been blogging here about Chuck D’s b-day. There are plenty of events to attend, check the Year of Evolution site for more details. I promise we’ll do better to blog about it and, if the family lets me, report on a few.

It isn’t too late to attend the Penn Museum’s Darwin [...]