"Frontiers of Evolution" - Lecture 4 in the 150th anniversary "Origin of Species" lecture series

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)

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Event Details

Note: Due to illness, E.O. Wilson is not able to do this event.

Two options:

1. Free webcast from our partners at the New York Academy of Sciences at 6pm ET Nov 24
Register here: http://www.nyas.org/darwin150 *
* You must register separately for this to get into the New York Academy system.

2. British Council taped comments from E.O. Wilson at 1pm ET Nov 24
You can watch at 1pm ET E.O. Wilson speak via taped comments - through a collaboration we set up wih the British Council. No registration needed but you do need the latest version of Adobe Flash. Go here at 1pm on Tuesday, Nov 24: http://www.open2.net/darwinlecture

Thanks - and, on behalf of E.O. Wilson and the Reading Odyssey, apologies for this change!

Phil

Founder, Reading Odyssey and Darwin150

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Tuesday, November 24
Speakers: E.O. Wilson, Everett Mendelsohn, and others
Lecture 4: Frontiers of Evolution
1:00 PM EST/ 10:00 AM PST (150 minute lecture and Q&A)

On Tuesday, November 24, at 1pm Eastern time--the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species"--a panel of scientists led by E.O. Wilson and Everett Mendelsohn, will discuss Darwin's legacy and talk about the frontiers of evolutionary and molecular biology hosted by The Reading Odyssey and the Darwin Facebook project.

Sponsors include National Geographic, Citrix Online and their HiDef Conferencing Division, Campaign Monitor, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, National Center for Science Education, Squarespace, Creation The Movie, and The New York Academy of Sciences.

Note: this lecture is the final of five free lectures in the Fall of 2009 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species." To register for the other lectures in the series go here:

Lecture 1: http://darwinlecture1.eventbrite.com
Lecture 2: http://darwinlecture2.eventbrite.com
Lecture 3: http://darwinlecture3.eventbrite.com

Lecture 5: http://www.nyas.org/provocativethinkers

For more information on our Darwin activities, visit our website at http://www.Darwin150.com.

To keep informed of the lecture series and other events, sign up for the Reading Odyssey newsletter here:

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When

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)

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Reading Odyssey is a nonprofit dedicated to helping adults reengage their intellectual curiosity through reading and discussing some of the best books and ideas.

The Reading Odyssey is sponsored by Citrix Online, their teleconferencing division, HiDefConferencing, and Constant Contact.

Reading Odyssey is always looking for additional help from sponsors or volunteers.

Our advisors include Paul Cartledge at Cambridge University and New York University, John Dowling at Harvard University, John Marincola at Florida State University, Barry Schwartz at Swarthmore College and Robert Strassler, an independent scholar.

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